According To The FBI, Knives Kill Far More People Than Rifles In America – It’s Not Even Close.
DAILY CALLER- Knives kill far more people in the United States than rifles do every year.
In the wake of the horrific school shooting in Florida last week, the debate over guns in America has surged again to the forefront oft the political conversation. Seventeen students were killed when a deranged gunman rampaged through the Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida. Many are calling now for stricter gun laws in the wake of the shooting, specifically targeting the AR-15 rifle and promoting the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban.
However, recent statistics from 2016 show that knives actually kill nearly five times as many people as rifles that year.
According to the FBI, 1,604 people were killed by “knives and cutting instruments” and 374 were killed by “rifles” in 2016.
The statistics match the trends seen in previous years, which show knife murders far outnumbering rifle statistics. In 2013, knives were used to kill 1,490 and rifles were used to kill 285. Handguns far outnumber both knives and rifles in American murders. There were 7,105 murders by handgun in America in 2016.
Handguns were not included in the assault weapons ban.
Writing on the issue of handgun violence, The Federalist makes this interesting point:
“But what about handgun murders?” you might ask. “They’re responsible for the majority of gun murders, so why don’t we just ban them and stop worrying about rifles?” read more
2009 UK law restricts sale of tableware to adults only. Yep, no butter knife for you, kid. And just forget about that salad fork.
It’s an endless assault on the 2A.
Libs need to get a handle on the dangers of the blade but they’re too stupid to get the point.
Veganism by stealth.
No knives? No meat.
Perhaps we can register them, insure them, include them on the census,
Have random checks by the local law-enforcement to verify your knife count
And raise your tax level based on number of knives you own. Sounds foolproof to me!
They use the argument that you don’t have mass killings with knives. Its true, but it doesn’t change the fact that more are killed with knives. In fact, cars kill wayyyy more, should we ban cars?
Right. It’s not the total number of deaths, it’s how many are killed at one time, as if this matters.
BAN HAMMERS!!!
Literally! 😉
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/The_War_Wagon/Hammer_Deaths.jpg
“No one NEEDS a knife that looks like THAT!!!!”
Black people kill more people than white people.
Not until we address the epidemic of being smothered or strangled by your own bedding
We have to hone this knife vs. rifle argument so that it is incisive and edgy.
These people who want to ban guns use the prefix “AR” like a weapon itself.
Hey, you people — AR are the initials of the name of the company that made the rifle.
Just call it a rifle. It’s what your granddaddies fed their families with.
And lots of people today still do that.
Instead of whining about the “AR,” teach your child right from wrong.
We need to ban concealed rifle carrying.