All in the family mass shootings [View all]

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/under-reported-truth-behind-most-mass-shootings

Fifty-seven percent of mass shootings in America between 2009 and July 2015 involved a family member or intimate partner...

Though 69 percent of intimate partner homicides were committed by a spouse in 1980, the number of murders committed by a dating partner rose to nearly 50 percent by 2008. Only 10 states have gun bans against misdemeanor domestic violence abusers who have attacked women they’ve dated
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Want to reduce gun violence without taking on a constitutional amendment? Update state laws to reflect the reality that fewer long term couples are getting married and extend domestic violence aspects to outside of marriage. If you beat or threaten violence against your mate, married or not, you shouldn't be toting a gun.

There are lots of ways to reduce, greatly reduce, gun violence in America short of the nuke option. Gun control advocates should put their efforts into measures that are doable and appropriate, instead of meaningless feel good actions like coming up with yet another phallic association for guns.

I really fired up an old private discussion group several years ago when I said, somewhat tongue in cheek, that eliminating all guns to solve gun violence is akin to jailing all men to end sexual violence. Sure it would 'solve' the problem, but at what cost?