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Gun Control Reform Activism

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2. Also from the FBI statistics page.

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:12 PM

Apr 2013

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

Total Murders
2007.......2008.......2009........2010.......2011
14,916....14,224....13,752......13,164....12,664

Total NICS checks: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics/reports/total-nics-background-checks-1998_2013_monthly_yearly_totals-033113.pdf
2007.............2008..............2009..............2010..............2011..............2012
11,177,335....12,709,023.....14,033,824.....14,409,616.....16,454,951.....19,592,303

Notice the trend? Murders are trending down, while at the same time gun sales are trending up.
Since 1998, there have been 167,488,942 NICS checks. That's a lot of gun sales in 15 years.

Take a look at the percentage of type of gun breakdowns. Only 323 (That 2.55%) were committed by all types of rifles combined.

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Murder Weapons 2011 [View all] Scuba Apr 2013 OP

The percentages are probably accurate and informative. russ1943 Apr 2013 #1

Also from the FBI statistics page. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #2

And your point is what? That a mere 6000+ from guns flamin lib Apr 2013 #3

Actually, I supported the recent senate bill for background checks. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #4

Your "facts" would be relevant IF more househods owned guns flamin lib Apr 2013 #5

The U.S. does not have a Dept. of Needs. GreenStormCloud Apr 2013 #6

I was going to remind you that the wounding rate is up Robb Apr 2013 #7

Cars, boats and entertainment do not have killing flamin lib Apr 2013 #8

They just can't billh58 Apr 2013 #9

Regarding the word FACTS. russ1943 Apr 2013 #10

Just to add to this... DanTex May 2013 #13