Gun enthusiasts and the rush to buy guns after a mass shooting: Please don't shift the blame.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

89. No, they are not more lethal to society.

Factor out car driver error, bicycling error, the actual death rate attributed to the use of the bicycle itself (something along the lines of a malfunction within the bicycle itself) and it's certain to be quite small, smaller than that of rifles.

For example, in 2013 there were 734 bicycling deaths.

http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/data/factsheet_crash.cfm

Now, in 2013, "rifles" were expressly listed as the weapon in a homicide 285 times:

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2009-2013.xls

Now you might think that number supports your argument, but think about those numbers for a second. 734 total bike deaths (I'm assuming all accidental, but if anyone was intentionally run down and killed by a rogue biker in some crazy off the wall incident, I'm guessing that's in there as well) vs. 285 homicides from rifles. To die from a rifle, all it takes is a bullet fired from that very rifle. To die from a bicycle, it usually involves a collision with a car or train or other object moving with much more force and speed than the bicycle. Or perhaps bicycling too close to a cliff and falling off the side, in which case the fall would kill you and not the bicycle.

So no, again, a bicycle itself is not deadlier than a gun. Sorry. You are sounding absurd.