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An American now fatally shoots their spouse or dating partner every 12 hours, the group’s analysis found. That rising violence, overwhelmingly directed at women, most commonly occurs in states where access to firearms is easiest., comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a closely watched case that will decide whether people subject to protective orders for domestic violence can retain their gun rights.
That landmark ruling set off a torrent of conflicting lower-court decisions, with judges overturning gun safety laws that had survived constitutional challenges for decades. Federal judges have blocked enforcement of Delaware’s ban on “ghost guns,” overturned a Texas law raising the age to buy handguns to 21, and cast doubt on the constitutionality of several states’ long-standing assault weapons bans.
But the prospect of allowing domestic abusers to retain access to their guns has alarmed gun reformers, who say current laws don’t do enough to protect victims and survivors of domestic abuse from their tormentors. The total number of people killed by their spouse or dating partner jumped four years in a row from 642 in 2018 to a peak of 856 in 2021. The figure dropped to 782 last year — an improvement over the year before, but still 22% higher than five years ago, and a rate of about two intimate partner homicides daily nationwide.Those numbers reflect broader firearm trends over the last few years. Firearm purchases skyrocketed following the pandemic, along with homicides.
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