reported by Breitbart.com
According to the FBI annual crime
statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far
outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle.
This is an
interesting fact, particularly amid the Democrats' feverish push to ban many
different rifles, ostensibly to keep us safe of course.
However, it appears
the zeal of Sens. like Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) is
misdirected. For in looking at the FBI numbers from 2005 to 2011, the number of
murders by hammers and clubs consistently exceeds the number of murders
committed with a rifle.
Think about it: In
2005, the number of murders committed with a rifle was 445, while the
number of murders committed with hammers and clubs was 605. In 2006, the number
of murders committed with a rifle was 438, while the number of murders
committed with hammers and clubs was 618.
And so the list
goes, with the actual numbers changing somewhat from year to year, yet the fact
that more people are killed with blunt objects each year remains constant.
For example, in
2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders
committed with hammers and clubs.
While the FBI
makes is clear that some of the "murder by rifle" numbers could be adjusted
up slightly, when you take into account murders with non-categorized types of
guns, it does not change the fact that their annual reports consistently show
more lives are taken each year with these blunt objects than are taken with
Feinstein's dreaded rifle.
Another
interesting fact: According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are
killed by hands and fists each year than are killed by murderers who use
rifles.
The bottom line:
A rifle ban is as illogical as it is unconstitutional. We face far greater
danger from individuals armed with carpenters' tools and a caveman's
stick.
And it seems
fairly obvious that if more people had a gun, less people would be inclined to
try to hit them in the head with a hammer.
Keeping
these FBI Statistics in mind one has to wonder just how far is the extreme left
willing to go with gun control? Of course, once this gets out, how much longer
will school children be allowed singing "If I had a hammer" ?
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