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Gun Control & RKBA

Big_Mike

(509 posts)

7. Wherre in the world do you come up with 11,000? The total murdered in the US was 11,961.

Reply to Wilms (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 15, 2015, 12:45 AM

Nov 2015

According to the 2014 FBI Crime Statistics, Expanded Homicide Data Table 9 there were 8,124 murders by firearms. There were 519 murders by firearm of persons age 18 or less. Firearms were used in 67.92% of the murders, with handguns used in 68% of firearm murders, and rifles/shotguns used in 3% each in firearm murders.

Given that we had over 10,000 deaths due to DUI in 2013 (the latest year for which I could find data) and no one ever complains about that, I begin to wonder what is driving this bus.

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Gun Violence In US: Amid Terrorism Worries, More Americans Fear Being Victim Of Firearms, Poll Finds [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

Americans Fear Being Victims of Predatory Criminals OakCliffDem Nov 2015 #1

+ 1,000 NT pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #9

Logically, EVERYONE should have LESS fear of terrorism. Wilms Nov 2015 #2

Wherre in the world do you come up with 11,000? The total murdered in the US was 11,961. Big_Mike Nov 2015 #7

I got the 11,000 figure from the CDC. Wilms Nov 2015 #8

Very interesting. branford Nov 2015 #10

Here's a fact sheet that discusses the differences: petronius Nov 2015 #14

The google must be working good for you today Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #3

The only thing I fear is retirement.... ileus Nov 2015 #4

Same here. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #13

I don't worry about being shot by a firearm because I know how low the chance is. You have a much Waldorf Nov 2015 #5

Ain't it the truth. Austin's traffic get's worse by the week. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #6

Stay out of the Walmart parking lot then. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #12

I worry about the idiot texting next to me JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #11