How People Are Murdered in the United States
Robert Wenzel
Despite news media impressions to the contrary, there are not many murders in the United States that are committed with rifles or shotguns. Combined, it is under 1,000 per year---more people are murdered with knives. FBI data shows that most murders are done with handguns. Random killings are very rare, most are between people who know each or rival gang members. In other words, stay out of areas, such as parts of Rahamland, and your chance of being killed by a stranger is very, very slim. Further data to contemplate: In 32% of the murders in 2010, no firearm was used.
(sorry, I could not get the figures in the chart to line up properly)
Weapons 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total 15,087 14,916 14,224 13,752 12,996
Total firearms 10,225 10,129 9,528 9,199 8,775
Handguns 7,836 7,398 6,800 6,501 6,009
Rifles 438 453 380 351 358
Shotguns 490 457 442 423 373
Other guns 107 116 81 96 96
Firearms, type not stated 1,354 1,705 1,825 1,828 1,939
Knives or cutting instruments 1,830 1,817 1,888 1,836 1,704
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 618 647 603 623 540
Personal weapon(hands, fists, feet, etc.)841 869 875 817 745
Poison 12 10 9 7 11
Explosives 1 1 11 2 4
Fire 117 131 85 98 74
Narcotics 48 52 34 52 39
Drowning 12 12 16 8 10
Strangulation 137 134 89 122 122
Asphyxiation 106 109 87 84 98
Other weapons or weapons not stated 1,140 1,005 999 904 874
Link:
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/12/how-people-are-murdered-in-united-states.html
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