By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

A Fox news host has is facing a bitter backlash after she suggested that the victims of domestic violence should "make better decisions."

The controversial comments were made by former White House press secretary Dana Perino on Wednesday during a discussion of the tragic murder suicide involving NFL player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins.

While the panelists on the debate show, The Five, argued whether women should carry guns for protection, Perino interjected: "I think it skirts the issue. Women are victims of violence all the time.”

When co-host Greg Gutfeld suggested, "(They) should have guns!" Dana responded flippantly: "Well, or make better decisions."

As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Belcher, 25, shot and killed his 22-year-old girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, on Saturday morning after the pair got into a heated argument,