Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Contents
- About the Small Arms Survey
- Notes to readers
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Everyday Dangers: Non-conflict Armed Violence
- Chapter 2 Too Close to Home: Guns and Intimate Partner Violence
- Chapter 3 Turning Points: Gang Evolution in Nicaragua
- Chapter 4 Guns in the Family: Mafia Violence in Italy
- Chapter 5 Survival at Stake: Violent Land Conflict in Africa
- Chapter 6 Trend Lines: Armed Violence in South Africa pages 132 to 137
- Chapter 6 Trend Lines: Armed Violence in South Africa pages 137 to 159
- Chapter 7 Second Wind: The PoA's 2012 Review Conference pages 160 to 168
- Chapter 7 Second Wind: The PoA's 2012 Review Conference pages 169 to 177
- Chapter 8 Trade Update: Authorized Small Arms Transfers
- Chapter 9 Burning the Bullet: Industrial Demilitarization of Ammunition pages 186 to 199
- Chapter 9 Burning the Bullet: Industrial Demilitarization of Ammunition pages 200 to 217
- Chapter 10 ‘Infernal Machines’: Improvised Explosive Devices
- Chapter 11 Price Watch: Arms and Ammunition at Illicit Markets pages 250 to 268
- Chapter 11 Price Watch: Arms and Ammunition at Illicit Markets pages 269 to 281
- Chapter 12 Captured and Counted: Illicit Weapons in Mexico and the Philippines pages 282 to 302
- Chapter 12 Captured and Counted: Illicit Weapons in Mexico and the Philippines pages 302 to 317
- Index
Chapter 2 - Too Close to Home: Guns and Intimate Partner Violence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2014
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Contents
- About the Small Arms Survey
- Notes to readers
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Everyday Dangers: Non-conflict Armed Violence
- Chapter 2 Too Close to Home: Guns and Intimate Partner Violence
- Chapter 3 Turning Points: Gang Evolution in Nicaragua
- Chapter 4 Guns in the Family: Mafia Violence in Italy
- Chapter 5 Survival at Stake: Violent Land Conflict in Africa
- Chapter 6 Trend Lines: Armed Violence in South Africa pages 132 to 137
- Chapter 6 Trend Lines: Armed Violence in South Africa pages 137 to 159
- Chapter 7 Second Wind: The PoA's 2012 Review Conference pages 160 to 168
- Chapter 7 Second Wind: The PoA's 2012 Review Conference pages 169 to 177
- Chapter 8 Trade Update: Authorized Small Arms Transfers
- Chapter 9 Burning the Bullet: Industrial Demilitarization of Ammunition pages 186 to 199
- Chapter 9 Burning the Bullet: Industrial Demilitarization of Ammunition pages 200 to 217
- Chapter 10 ‘Infernal Machines’: Improvised Explosive Devices
- Chapter 11 Price Watch: Arms and Ammunition at Illicit Markets pages 250 to 268
- Chapter 11 Price Watch: Arms and Ammunition at Illicit Markets pages 269 to 281
- Chapter 12 Captured and Counted: Illicit Weapons in Mexico and the Philippines pages 282 to 302
- Chapter 12 Captured and Counted: Illicit Weapons in Mexico and the Philippines pages 302 to 317
- Index
Summary
INTRODUCTION
Small arms policy and research have largely ignored the significance of gender in shaping attitudes and behaviour towards firearms, who owns and uses them, and the differential circumstances in which men and women become victims of firearm violence. The importance of gender differences in gun ownership and gun violence becomes strikingly clear when their role in non-conflict settings—such as family and domestic violence—is considered. Studies in a number of countries have shown that between 40 and 70 per cent of female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner (WHO, 2002, p. 93; UNODC, 2011a); in countries where guns are easily available, they are often the weapon used to commit such homicides. In stark contrast, most men who fall victim to gun violence are killed outside the home by people who are not their intimate partners.
In many cultures, the possession of guns, whether in a personal or a professional capacity, is strongly associated with traditional notions of masculinity that convey authority, privilege, prestige, and power. Yet the presence of guns in the home increases the risks of accidents, murder, and suicide for family members, and they play a significant role in the intimidation and long-term abuse of female partners. These realities have yet to significantly influence policymaking on gun violence prevention in many contexts.
This chapter highlights the relationships between guns, violence, and intimidation by intimate partners. It reviews what limited data exists on the use of firearms in intimate partner violence (IPV)—whether to kill, injure, or intimidate.
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- Small Arms Survey 2013Everyday Dangers, pp. 16 - 45Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013