>* According to the FBI, the #1 weapon used in violent crimes... is a baseball bat. > Why is there NO outcry to RESTRICT baseball bat ownership?
Because, despite their common use, few people die from them.
Duh.
Also, the figures for Firearm homicides versus non- firearm homicides are simply wrong, and I suspect, are a purposeful lie by the graphic creator. Notice a lack of a year in the accreditation? . My best guess is that they are quoting for the year 2009, where 16799 is NOT the non-firearm homicides, it is the total number of homicides, both firearm and non-firearm. 11,493 being the firearm, i.e. 68% of the total... i.e. more than all other homicide methods combined
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Date: 2013-01-30 09:15 pm (UTC)> Why is there NO outcry to RESTRICT baseball bat ownership?
Because, despite their common use, few people die from them.
Duh.
Also, the figures for Firearm homicides versus non- firearm homicides are simply wrong, and I suspect, are a purposeful lie by the graphic creator. Notice a lack of a year in the accreditation? . My best guess is that they are quoting for the year 2009, where 16799 is NOT the non-firearm homicides, it is the total number of homicides, both firearm and non-firearm. 11,493 being the firearm, i.e. 68% of the total... i.e. more than all other homicide methods combined