Gun Club for Liberals: The Un-NRA

[friendly_iconoclast]

48. Whereas, if they don't have a gun they're okeydokey?

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/aggravated_assault_table_aggravated_assault_types_of_weapons_used_percent_distributioin_by_region_2012.xls

Aggravated Assault, Types of Weapons Used

Percent Distribution by Region, 2012

Region Total

All weapons

Firearms 21.8

Knives or cutting instruments 18.8

Other weapons (clubs, blunt objects, etc.) 32.6

Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) 26.8
Total 100.0

Doesn't it concern you just a teensy bit that even if all guns evaporated magically tomorrow
and all murders commited with (that's with, not by) them weren't
committed by other means the United States would still have one of the highest
murder rates amongst the OECD countries?

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_7_murder_types_of_weapons_used_percent_distribution_by_region_2012.xls

Total all
weapons

Firearms 69.3

Knives or cutting instruments 12.5

Unknown or other dangerous weapons 12.9

Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.) 5.3
Total 100.0

You lot don't seem to care very much about about non-gun violence...