How Many People Are Murdered With Guns each year and what types are used most?

From the “FBI Uniform Crime Reports” 2007–2011

Weapons                 2007       2008     2009     2010       2011

Total firearms:      10,129      9,528    9,199      8,874    8,583

Handguns:              7,398       6,800    6,501     6,115    6,220

Rifles:                         453          380        351        367       323

Shotguns:                  457           442       423        366       356

Blunt objects:           647            603       623        549       496

Notice that according to the FBI report – more people are murdered by people using Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) than by people using rifles of all types. So why the public and political outcry over so called ”assault style” weapons, that are used in fewer than 100 murders each year?

Here is another interesting one from the report:

Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)

2007    2008    2009    2010    2011
869       875        817       769     728

Yep, according to the FBI more people are punched, kicked and stomped to death than are murdered by folks using rifles! So, I ask again why the public and political outcry over so called ”assault style” weapons? It obviously isn’t based on fact or stopping violent crime and murder, if that were the goal they would be going after other objects that are used far more often…

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