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The VPC report also revealed that more than ten times as many females were murdered by a man they knew than were killed by a stranger. Of these. 62 percent were in an intimate relationship or maried to their killer. According to the report. "Most often. females were killed by males in the course of an argument." These statistics illustrate the tragic role firearms play in domestic violence disputes that escalate into murder. As my colleagues know. since 1968 it has been illegal for convicted felons. illegal aliens. individuals involuntarily committed to a mental health facility. individuals who have renounced their