In 2002 in the U.S., 1,202 women were killed by their intimate partners, accounting for 30 percent of all murders of women. Of that 1,202, 58 percent were killed by affectionate partners using guns. In 2002 in the U.S., 700 women were killed by intimates using armaments compared to 175 men.

One of the most popular, most-produced and most-used automated rifles in the microcosm is the Soviet AK-47. It served in the Soviet armed force as standard infantry firearm issue, as well as in many other Eastern Bloc states, and is still pre-owned as standard noncivil equipment in some bygone Warsaw Pact countries. A semi-automatic version of this handgun is handy in lousy with Guns locales where fully autogenetic firearms are not available.