The majority of the victims in 2017 were women, a total of 1,527. Overall, gun-related domestic killings increased 26 percent from 2010 to 2017, which Fox said was cause for alarm. Fox said he could not explain why homicides by romantic partners had risen and wondered if the increase was an anomaly. “But I am fearful that it might not be.”He said stricter gun laws were needed to stem further increases. In 1976, he said, 3,275 people were murdered by a romantic partner, well above the 2017 total.

Source: bd News24 April 15, 2019 06:33 UTC