In 2010 (the last year the FBI has published figures for), the US had 358 people murdered with rifles; 745 were murdered with “personal weapons”.
What, you ask, are “personal weapons”? “Hands, fists, feet, etc.”. Yes, almost twice as many victims beaten & kicked to death as shot with rifles (all rifles, not just the dreaded black ones).
Kwen 12 months ago
What about the wrench, candlestick and rope? Or is it the lead piping in the library?
uniquename 12 months ago
I don’t understand why they use bookends. Very few fit comfortably in your hand and most are too flimsy to do much damage.
Ed The Red Premium Member 12 months ago
She has a point:
Firearms overtook auto accidents as the leading cause of death in children
>
Ishka Bibel 12 months ago
The leading indicator that one will be shot by a gun is owning a gun.
ChessPirate 12 months ago
Oh, no no no, it’s either a Fireplace Poker or a Heavy Statuette… ☺
T Smith 12 months ago
Having a gun in the home increases the likelihood that someone in the home is killed with a gun.
CoffeeBob Premium Member 12 months ago
In this age of Kindle and other E-readers, a bookend is a vanishing species.
Cozmik Cowboy 12 months ago
In 2010 (the last year the FBI has published figures for), the US had 358 people murdered with rifles; 745 were murdered with “personal weapons”.
What, you ask, are “personal weapons”? “Hands, fists, feet, etc.”. Yes, almost twice as many victims beaten & kicked to death as shot with rifles (all rifles, not just the dreaded black ones).
Oh – and 1704 were stabbed to death.
So let’s ban those AR-15s and solve the problem!
Stephen Gilberg 12 months ago
The important implication is that his 11-year-old daughter might murder him.
braindead Premium Member 12 months ago
But, more guns make us safer, right?
Especially, more assault* rifles make us really safer.
.
*Style. Yeah, I know. NRA gets to define everything related to guns.