about people using traditional firearms. and chief, using them successfully. they were all stories of people who proved they don t need these weapons. there was no evidence or no testimony presented today that involved an assault weapon used to defend one s self in an attack. ms. trotter, we made it very clear today that law enforcement and frankly no political leader is calling for a ban on all weapons. this is not what this is about. in a domestic violence case, we know that over 50% of women are killed by a gun, by domestic partner or household member. if there is a gun in the house, where there is a domestic violence situation we know there is a 500% greater chance they will be victims. and in states that have a background check, a thorough background check, the possibility of being a victim reduces by over 38%. so we re not trying to keep the guns out of the hands of women or anyone in this particular case.
often under civil unions such as new jersey or domestic partner such as california. sultan, tell me what the momentum is, every time there s a ruling of some sort or the cost overturned something or we have a vote like in maine, one side or the other claims victory and says things are about to change. where is the momentum? is it voters overturning gay rights that courts approve? is it legislators saying it s okay? what s going on? that s a great question. i think we see day after day after day, more people aroundco couples should be treated with the same rights as other couples. the craziness and the patchwork that we have going on with domestic and civil unions and partnerships, the interesting thing about that when the same-sex couples travel outside of their home state, if they re married, that marriage is recognized in other places that rec nigz same-sex marriages, if you travel to state like
countries, the federal government and other states will recognize. if you want to marry and nolo has a book for you, it s called living together. depending on your situation, whether it s parentage or inheritance or social security, domestic partner or civil unions might be good enough, but you really need marriage if you want all the benefits. great conversation, guys. and, again, before you all go nuts, on facebook and twitter, two guys who are both supporting gay marriage. okay? this wasn t the debate on whether or not we should have gay marriage. if you write to me a lot and you feel we have to do it, we ll do it. thanks, guys. thanks very much for your interest. when we come back, you may remember this woman. we talked a lot about nelson mandela, the former president of south africa, this is his former wife, winnie mandela, we ll hear