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gollygee

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6. The NRA is playing a game here

Reply to catnhatnh (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 07:22 PM

Jan 2013

They specify "rifles" so as to make the number of gun deaths look smaller than it is. It's a word game. "Are more people killed by baseball bats than station wagons" when you're comparing baseball bat to car deaths.

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I have been doing some research. Were more people killed by hammers and baseball bats than rifles? [View all] Chuuku Davis Jan 2013 OP

You can find data at the FBI website... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

That's literally true. Few people have been killed with rifles. Most are killed with bullets. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #2

You need to improve your research techniques... catnhatnh Jan 2013 #3

The NRA is playing a game here gollygee Jan 2013 #6

rifles Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #13

How strange that snopes isn't aware of the uniform crime report aikoaiko Jan 2013 #22

It really doesn't matter jazzimov Jan 2013 #4

Tust me, safeinOhio Jan 2013 #5

I am still waiting for the gun nuts to talk about heart attack rates. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #7

Have you done any research on apples versus oranges? Lex Jan 2013 #8

Why bother? It won't stop the argument. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #9

This is for a paper I am planning for our local newspaper Chuuku Davis Jan 2013 #10

Call your local police department and find out how they keep statistics and who they report them to kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #11

it will be harder Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #14

The FBI keeps stats from the Uniform Crime Reports kudzu22 Jan 2013 #16

Thanks for the link LeftInTX Jan 2013 #19

well, i don't think there were any mass murders from either. spanone Jan 2013 #12

The diversion was that the FBI separates rifles and handguns in it's crime stats. Yes, RIFLES (only) okaawhatever Jan 2013 #15

Not sure but 35 mass murders between '82 and '12 were with assault weapons. jmg257 Jan 2013 #17

Yeah. krispos42 Jan 2013 #18

In my day, we did our own homework. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #20

Then why not just carry a hammer or baseball bat instead of a gun? JaneyVee Jan 2013 #21

Next thing you know they're going to require carpenter licenses. Yikes! rgbecker Jan 2013 #23

How many guns built a house or hit a home run? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #24