Taffyles

Yes that's worrying-but its still a rarer occurrence in UK than US where more than 3 women a DAY killed as the result of domestic violence in the US....in 73% of domestic homicides a gun was the murder weapon. These stats aren't even accurate (approx 92% accurate according to the FBI) as some States do not keep accurate records and do not report to the FBI.
Still there's a slow but steady downward trend as more is being done to help batterers and victims. In the 70's the average was over 4 women a day killed in the US.

Over 400 men have been killed every year since 2000 too- but in the majority of cases they were killed in self defense by their battered partners. Maybe male domestic homicides will increase in Florida with the new gun law???

http://www.silentwitness.net/sub/violences.htm