tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post6686202375167868880..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: No such thing as an assault rifle...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-46725018578715823422014-08-09T20:09:24.486+02:002014-08-09T20:09:24.486+02:00So your trade is killing? That's what any gun ...So your trade is killing? That's what any gun is made , to do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-89388480594433831612014-08-03T09:17:11.270+02:002014-08-03T09:17:11.270+02:00We've all been well aware that the overall num...We've all been well aware that the overall number of murders is going down. But, the PERCENTAGE that is committed with assault weapons might still be going up, right? It would stand to reason since the sales of these guns has gone through the roof in recent years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60304112608962773772014-08-02T17:55:03.594+02:002014-08-02T17:55:03.594+02:00So how many dead people equals 2.5 %?So how many dead people equals 2.5 %?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-47338053671647289482014-08-02T13:11:59.251+02:002014-08-02T13:11:59.251+02:00"Do you think that figure is rising?"
..."Do you think that figure is rising?"<br /><br /> A good question Mike. Welcome back by the way. Homicides with any kind of rifle seems to be declining, much like firearm homicides overall have. <br /><br />1997 638<br />2000 396<br />2005 442<br />2012 322<br /><br />http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/crimestats/<br /><br /> The FBI doesn't differentiate between types of rifles, so the number is almost certainly lower. ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-19612614795618116992014-08-02T10:56:49.643+02:002014-08-02T10:56:49.643+02:00It seems like just yesterday that you guys were cl...It seems like just yesterday that you guys were claiming that no murders were ever committed with assault weapons. That was going around the gun-nut blogs like wildfire until it was laughed out of existence. Now, we're up to 2.5%. Do you think that figure is rising? It should be given the sales records over the last couple years. What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-66538153059120859532014-07-27T01:39:57.199+02:002014-07-27T01:39:57.199+02:00I'm not really wrapped around the axle about n...I'm not really wrapped around the axle about naming. What it boils down to is that they were used in less than 2.5% of all firearm homicides in 2012. And I have one. It isn't my favorite rifle, but its a tool of my trade.ssgmarkcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480230040370709682noreply@blogger.com