On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:03:32 -0400 Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote:
> Following in the same vein, I would ask how many of those "intentional > homicides" were done with a gun? > > I'm not challenging the subject matter, just the statistics. From http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8 Expanded Homicide Data Table 8 Murder Victims by Weapon, 2007–2011 ==================================================== Weapons 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 ==================================================== Handguns 7,398 6,800 6,501 6,115 6,220 Rifles 453 380 351 367 323 Shotguns 457 442 423 366 356 Other guns 116 81 96 93 97 Firearms, type not stated 1,705 1,825 1,828 1,933 1,587 Total firearms: 10,129 9,528 9,199 8,874 8,583 ==================================================== Knives or cutting instruments 1,817 1,888 1,836 1,732 1,694 Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.) 647 603 623 549 496 Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)[1] 869 875 817 769 728 Poison 10 9 7 11 5 Explosives 1 11 2 4 12 Fire 131 85 98 78 75 Narcotics 52 34 52 45 29 Drowning 12 16 8 10 15 Strangulation 134 89 122 122 85 Asphyxiation 109 87 84 98 89 Other weapons or weapons not stated 1,005 999 904 872 853 Total non-firearms 4,787 4,696 4,553 4,290 4,081 ==================================================== Total 14,916 14,224 13,752 13,164 12,664 ==================================================== [1] Pushed is included in personal weapons. --------------------------------------------------------------- Now compare that with automobiles: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/transportation/motor_vehicle_accidents_and_fatalities.html ======================================================== 2007 2008 2009 Motor vehicle accidents (millions) 10.6 10.2 10.8 Motor vehicle deaths within 1 year (thousands) 43.9 39.7 35.9 withing 30 days (thousands) 41.3 37.4 33.8 ======================================================== Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
