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  • Title: Weapons in the lives of battered women.
    Author: Sorenson SB, Wiebe DJ.
    Journal: Am J Public Health; 2004 Aug; 94(8):1412-7. PubMed ID: 15284052.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: We assessed weapon use in intimate partner violence and perspectives on hypothetical firearm policies. METHODS: We conducted structured in-person interviews with 417 women in 67 battered women's shelters. RESULTS: Words, hands/fists, and feet were the most common weapons used against and by battered women. About one third of the battered women had a firearm in the home. In two thirds of these households, the intimate partner used the gun(s) against the woman, usually threatening to shoot/kill her (71.4%) or to shoot at her (5.1%). Most battered women thought spousal notification/consultation regarding gun purchase would be useful and that a personalized firearm ("smart gun") in the home would make things worse. CONCLUSIONS: A wide range of objects are used as weapons against intimate partners. Firearms, especially handguns, are more common in the homes of battered women than in households in the general population.
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