Nearly 6 million women reported having a gun used on them by an intimate partner.

Ruth W. Leemis et al., “The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 Report on Intimate Partner Violence,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2022, https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/124646. 4.7 percent of women (5.9 million) in the U.S. reported having a gun used on them by a current or former intimate partner at some point in their lifetime. While the survey question is up for interpretation by respondents and doesn’t provide further breakdowns, this count likely includes cases of being shot or shot at, hit with, and threats with a firearm.