From the article:

As many as 200,000 women use a gun every year to defend themselves against sexual abuse

Interesting statistic. Consider this, as well, going from memory but pretty close:

• Number of white women attacked by black men each year: 30,000
• Number of black women attacked by white men each year: 0 (FBI officially says it is "under 10 per year," but since they won't publish the exact number, we can surmize it is 0).
• Number of women (does not say white, black, or something else) who defend themselves from attackers (does not say white, black, or something else) each year, using a firearm: 200,000

I heard a story about a woman who was beheaded by her ex-boyfriend, because she was going to testify against him in a criminal case. It probably would have turned out better for her if she had a gun.