That’s not even an exhaustive list, it’s just the first couple of pages of Google results over the last month for “girlfriend shot by boyfriend” and “wife shot by husband.” If men were killed by their wives and partners at this rate, it’s hard to imagine it would be considered anything less than an epidemic. While there has been some gun reform since the 2016 Las Vegas and 2018 Parkland shootings, legislation on the state and federal levels to strengthen background checks and address the loopholes that allow domestic abusers to have weapons is scant. If the Trump administration, and America as a whole, really care about protecting women from violent crime, the focus should be on what is happening on our very own soil.