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1,615 women were murdered nationwide by men in the year 2013.
Women Murdered per State:
1.) South Carolina: 57 women
2.) Alaska: 8 women
3.) New Mexico: 21 women
4.) Louisiana: 47 women
5.) Nevada: 27 women
6.) Tennessee: 55 women
7.) Oklahoma: 32 women
8.) Vermont: 5 women
9.) Maine: 10 women
10.) Michigan: 73 women

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94% of women killed in 2013 knew the man who murdered her. Of that number, 62% of women were the man's wife, girlfriend or ex.

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South Carolina ranked second for number of men murdering women

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53% of the female victims were shot and killed with a gun.
Of the homicides committed with guns, 69% were handguns.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/investigations/domestic-violence-murders/?utm_term=.eacabbb5dfa3

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Julia Wyman is the executive director of States United to Prevent Gun Violence.  She says, "When men murder women, the most common weapon used is a gun.  Closing gaps in state and federal gun laws will save women's lives."  If the government restricts gun access, less women will be killed. There were several acts passed to end domestic violence including, ¨Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Act of 2015" and ¨Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act¨
Aslo, ensuring that men with a history of domestic abuse do not have access to guns.