It is also important to note that not all gun-related suicides or homicides could have materialized if the availability of guns had been absent or limited. This can be interpreted to mean that gun-related social costs are increased by the availability of guns. Additionally, the number of youth involved in gun-related crimes continues to increase. This is the result of several factors, the main one being the lack of legislation prohibiting them from possessing firearms. • Domestic violence Domestic violence is a phenomenon that has existed since the existence of families and will continue to exist as long as people live together. Despite the level of violence, domestic violence constitutes a violation of the rights of the affected party. It is also common that domestic violence may increase in level as time passes. Where weapons are used, this form of violence causes serious injury and even death. It is common for parties involved in this form of violence to often try to use weapons such as guns to intimidate each other or to protect themselves. As a result, such incidents will become fatal because the intimidated person may think that the other cannot harm them because of the family