killerzX said:
more people are murdered with weapons other than guns in the US each year. true guns are typically more leathal, but are much harder to hit you target than you think. knives while usually less lethal are much easier to cause injury. |
bullshit
| Weapons used or cause of death | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Murder victims, total | Guns | Cutting or stabbing | Blunt object1 | Strangulation, hands, fists, feet, or pushing | Arson2 | All other3 |
|
| Total | Percent | |||||||
| 1965 | 8,773 | 5,015 | 57.2% | 2,021 | 505 | 894 | 226 | 112 |
| 1970 | 13,649 | 9,039 | 66.2 | 2,424 | 604 | 1,031 | 353 | 198 |
| 1975 | 18,642 | 12,061 | 64.7 | 3,245 | 1,001 | 1,646 | 193 | 496 |
| 1980 | 21,860 | 13,650 | 62.0 | 4,212 | 1,094 | 1,666 | 291 | 947 |
| 1985 | 17,545 | 10,296 | 58.7 | 3,694 | 972 | 1,491 | 243 | 849 |
| 1990 | 20,045 | 12,847 | 64.1 | 3,503 | 1,075 | 1,424 | 287 | 909 |
| 1991 | 21,676 | 14,373 | 66.3 | 3,430 | 1,099 | 1,529 | 195 | 847 |
| 1992 | 22,716 | 15,489 | 68.2 | 3,296 | 1,040 | 1,445 | 203 | 1,043 |
| 1993 | 23,180 | 16,136 | 69.6 | 2,967 | 1,022 | 1,482 | 217 | 1,168 |
| 1994 | 22,084 | 15,463 | 70.0 | 2,802 | 912 | 1,452 | 196 | 1,079 |
| 1995 | 20,232 | 13,790 | 68.2 | 2,557 | 918 | 1,438 | 166 | 968 |
| 1996 | 15,848 | 10,744 | 67.8 | 2,142 | 733 | 1,182 | 151 | 726 |
| 1997 | 15,289 | 10,369 | 67.8 | 1,963 | 702 | 1,187 | 134 | 934 |
| 2002 | 14,263 | 9,528 | 66.7 | 1,776 | 681 | 954 | 103 | 874 |
| 2006 | 14,990 | 10,177 | 67.9 | 1,822 | 607 | 833 | 115 | 1,128 |
| 2007 | 14,831 | 10,086 | 68.0 | 1,796 | 647 | 854 | 130 | 1,016 |
| 2008 | 14,299 | 9,484 | 66.3 | 1,897 | 614 | 949 | 86 | 993 |
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004888.html
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