Maybe because they realize with a gun in the house a woman is more likely to be killed by her partner than a stranger. And her child is more likely to be killed as well.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0427101532.htm
http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/160/10/929.full
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BigChiefDave:"Anyone who thought we would only be in Iraq for a few years is either stoned or just stoopid."
"It is unknowable how long that conflict will last. It could last 6 days, 6 wks. I doubt 6 mths." Rummy 2/7/03
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