Guns and Violence Against Women: Americas Uniquely Lethal Intimate Partner Violence Problem

Everytown for Gun Safety has compiled scientific research on the impacts of gun violence against women in America. This violence has an impact on families and communities across the United States. This report covers the following topics: creating laws that protect the victim from the abuser, enforcing existing state firearm relinquishment laws, strengthening the federal background check system, requiring dealers to notify state or local law enforcement when abusers try to buy guns with bad background checks, and comprehensive research on guns and intimate partner violence