Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,
Homicide trends in the United States,,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide,,,,
Date of release: January 17 2007,,,,

Intimate Homicide Victims by Weapon and Gender ,,,,

 ,Gun, ,Nongun,
Year,Male,Female,Male,Female
1976,929,1109,375,477
1977,878,980,370,441
1978,802,1010,357,463
1979,884,1066,345,431
1980,805,1072,364,471
1981,809,1051,423,506
1982,688,1003,405,474
1983,666,938,401,518
1984,584,949,364,483
1985,574,1019,353,523
1986,598,1014,348,567
1987,526,985,365,497
1988,448,1003,368,565
1989,482,905,380,505
1990,453,957,367,527
1991,386,929,348,563
1992,349,927,313,509
1993,361,1030,277,533
1994,370,913,284,488
1995,292,813,230,498
1996,251,828,225,471
1997,230,745,183,457
1998,228,797,232,505
1999,190,728,191,468
2000,181,725,200,508
2001,164,675,180,511
2002,142,689,198,493
2003,155,662,175,495
2004,154,608,190,547
2005,147,678,182,504

"Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2005",,,,
See the methodology section in 'Additional Information About the Data' for weighting and imputation procedures used.,,,,