Homicide in the United States: According to the F.B.I.

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/expanded-homicide-data/expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2010-2014.xls

In 2014, according to the F.B.I., there were 11,961 murder victims in the United States. Of those, 248 were by criminals using rifles of any type: 0.02017 of the total murder victims were killed by criminal use of rifles.

2014 in the United States

Killed by rifle: 248.

Killed by knives: 1567

Killed by hands, fists, feet: 660.

Killed by automobile: 32,675 (including 9,967 alcohol-impaired crashes)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/12/11/deaths-from-heroin-overdoses-surged-in-2014/?utm_term=.54deef2c2dcb

Killed by prescription opioids and heroin: 28,647.

Drug overdoses in total: 47,055.

These are the facts.

79,730 deaths due to automobiles and drugs.

248 deaths from rifles.

Rifles save lives and are protected by the United States Constitution.

 

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