IANSA Women's Network Portal

You may notice that this section of the IANSA website is not being regularly updated. This is because we are developing a new website for IANSA women.

Please visit us at at

www.iansa-women.org

to find out more.

Perhaps most shockingly, the greatest risk of gun violence to women around the world is not on the streets, or the battlefield, but in their own homes.

Women are three times more likely to die violently if there is a gun in the house. Usually the perpetrator is a spouse or partner, often with a prior record of domestic abuse. Gun violence can be part of the cycle of intimidation and aggression that many women experience from an intimate partner. For every woman killed or physically injured by firearms, many more are threatened. This is why IANSA has launched a campaign to demand policies which would keep women safe from gun violence.

Disarming Domestic Violence is the first international campaign to protect women from gun violence in the home. The main goal is to ensure that anyone with a history of domestic abuse is denied access to a firearm, or have their licenses revoked.

For more information go to: www.iansa-women.org/disarm_dv

Women, Peace & Security: The role of an ATT

IANSA Women's Network briefing paper, October 2009

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Bulletin 19, July 2009

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Gun Policy News - Gender News Feed

Daily news on guns, gun control, small arms policy and gun violence from international mass media.

Iowa Attorney General Pleads for Law to Take Guns from Domestic Abusers
Des Moines Register (Iowa), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org
10-Mar-10

Estranged Husband Stalked, Shot Ex-wife, Killed by Police in California
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
09-Mar-10

Tennessee 3yr-old Grabs Wii 'Gun,' Kills Herself with Dad's Loaded Pistol
Tennessean (Nashville), via gunpolicy.org
09-Mar-10

America's Love Affair With Firearms Won't Be Quelled By Mere Statistics
Irish Times, via gunpolicy.org
06-Mar-10

Machine Gun Gang Invade Tanzanian Wedding Party, Kill 5, Steal Cattle
Citizen (Dar es Salaam), via gunpolicy.org
06-Mar-10

Maine Lawmakers Consider Removing Guns in Cases of Domestic Abuse
Bangor Daily News (Maine) / Capital News Service, via gunpolicy.org
04-Mar-10

Husband & Wife Security Guards Had Gun History Before US Cop Killing
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
02-Mar-10

Anti-abortion Activist, Ex-boss Killed by 'Passionate' Michigan Gun Owner
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
01-Mar-10

Victim's Mother Deplores Slide to Lax Gun Control in Canada [Francais]
La Presse (Quebec), via gunpolicy.org
31-Mar-09

Gunman Shot Wife, 3 Children, 2 Adults, Self in Upscale California Suburb
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Six Found Dead in California Home, 'Family Murder-suicide,' Say Police
San Francisco Chronicle, via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Hunter Used 'Deer Gun' to Kill 8 in US Nursing Home Where Wife Worked
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Rural Gun Violence on the Rise in Canada's West, Say Police
Edmonton Sun (Alberta), via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Backgrounder: Fatal Shootings in United States Since July 2008
Xinhua, via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Shootings, Murder-suicide Beg Question: Violence Linked to Recession?
Christian Science Monitor, via gunpolicy.org
30-Mar-09

Florida Gun Sales Rise 'Dramatically' as Fear of Obama Drives Buyers
SunCoast News (Florida), via gunpolicy.org
28-Mar-09

Suicidal Florida Gun Collector Wounds Cop with .50cal Rifle, Kills 2, Self
News-Journal (Florida), via gunpolicy.org
26-Mar-09

Gun Owner Fined, Loses Guns After Son Stole Rifle, Killed Stepmother
Lewisporte Pilot (Newfoundland and Labrador), via gunpolicy.org
25-Mar-09

To Curb Domestic Violence in Maryland, Give Guns to Abuse Victims
Washington Post, Editorial, via gunpolicy.org
24-Mar-09

Gang, US Woman Smuggled 100 Guns, Assault Weapons to Honduras
Sun-Sentinel (Florida), via gunpolicy.org
23-Mar-09

New Jersey Man Steals 10 Guns, AK-47s, Shoots Up Ex-girlfriend's Home
WTAJ-TV News (New Jersey), via gunpolicy.org
17-Mar-09

Maryland Bills Approved to Strip Accused Domestic Abusers of Firearms
Washington Post, via gunpolicy.org
17-Mar-09

Scorned Miami Husband Shoots, Kills Estranged Wife, Three Others, Self
Sydney Morning Herald / AP, via gunpolicy.org
16-Mar-09

Ohio Police Skeptical About Push to Keep Guns from Domestic Abusers
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), via gunpolicy.org
15-Mar-09

Husband of 3 Days Shoots, Kills 5 Family Members, Himself in Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio), via gunpolicy.org
14-Mar-09

German Killer a 'Reclusive Gun Freak, Well Trained in Use of Firearms'
Independent (UK), via gunpolicy.org
13-Mar-09

Portrait Emerges of Troubled, Depressed, Well-armed German Gunman
New York Times, via gunpolicy.org
13-Mar-09

German School Massacre: 17yr-old Killer Was 'Totally Normal Teenager'
Spiegel Online International (Germany), via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

Too Many With Tennessee Hidden Handgun Permits Are Felons, Abusers
Commercial Appeal (Memphis), via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

Gun Violence a 'Way of Life' in Papua New Guinea, Women Badly Affected
Post-Courier (Port Moresby), via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

Chicago Lost 508 Young Students to Gun Death in the Last School Year
Chicago Sun-Times (Illinois), via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

German Teen Killed 15, Self with Dad's Registered 9mm Beretta Pistol
Washington Post, via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

German Teen Aimed for Female Students, Told Parents of His 'Suffering'
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

When Will America's Leaders Stand Up to the Gun Lobby and Save Lives?
Philadelphia Inquirer, Opinion, via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

German Gunman Targeted Female Students, Hit Most in Head, Killed 15
CNN, via gunpolicy.org
12-Mar-09

Germany Shocked by Teenager's Killing Spree with Dad's Legal Handgun
Spiegel Online International (Germany), via gunpolicy.org
11-Mar-09

Alabama: Mass Shootings 'A Feature of Life' in Gun-riddled United States
Reuters, via gunpolicy.org
11-Mar-09

Gunman Kills 10 with 'M16-like' Assault Rifle in Alabama Shooting Spree
Telegraph (UK), via gunpolicy.org
11-Mar-09

Alabama Assault Weapon Owner Kills at Least 10, Including 4 Relatives
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
10-Mar-09

Czech Men, Women Both Support Stricter Gun Control Laws, Says Poll
CTK National News Wire, via gunpolicy.org
09-Mar-09

Maryland Lawmakers Want Fewer Guns, More Guns in Domestic Abuse
Washington Post, via gunpolicy.org
07-Mar-09

Avid Pennsylvania Hunter, Aged 11, Shot and Killed Mother, Child
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
07-Mar-09

Ohio Man Swore to Change, Then Shot Wife, 3 Children, Woman, Self
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
07-Mar-09

Geneva Family of Four Found Shot Dead in Swiss 'Domestic Incident'
Associated Press, via gunpolicy.org
07-Mar-09

Guns Empower Rapists, Drive HIV/Aids, Rob Congo Families of Future
Daily Nation (Nairobi), Opinion, via gunpolicy.org
05-Mar-09

Chicago Man Who Killed First Wife Shoots Second Wife, Stepson, Self
Los Angeles Times, via gunpolicy.org
04-Mar-09

US High Court Rejects Gun Lobby Appeal to Give Guns to Family Abusers
Virginian-Pilot (Virginia), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org
04-Mar-09

Distracted by Cher, Tennessee Man Shoots, Injures Wife with Glock Pistol
Murfreesboro Post (Tennessee), via gunpolicy.org
02-Mar-09

US High Court Upholds Ban on Domestic Violence Abusers Owning Guns
Record (New Jersey), Editorial, via gunpolicy.org
01-Mar-09

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