Here is some facts for 2012......
Number of murder victims in the United States in 2012, by weapon
Handguns............6,371
Firearms(types not stated)..........1,749
Knives or cutting instruments.......1,589
Hands, fist or feet...........678
Blunt Objects.................518
Rifles.........................322
Shotguns...................303
Other Guns.............110
Asphyiation.............105
Strangulation...........89
Fire................85
Narcotics.......35
Drowning.............13
Poison...............12
Explosives ........8
other weapons not stated ......778
So......Rifles account for 2.53% of the murders.....Get rid of rifles and you decrease murders by 2.53% (that's only if they choose not to murder with something else)
BUT....if we ban Knives, cut off everone's hands and feet(678 murders in 2012), blunt objects, other objects used as weapons, we could prevent 3,757 deaths and decrease crime by 29.44%
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