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Time To Ban The Fists – FBI Report Says That Almost Twice As Many Americans Were Killed By Punches And Kicks Than By Rifles In 2019
Right Journalism ^ | 10.11.2020 | Natalie Dagenhardt

Posted on 10/11/2020 1:33:03 PM PDT by USA Conservative

In the midst of a challenging pandemic, many American cities have been under siege. Amid violence and riots, the rule of law has been abandoned by the same elected officials who swore to uphold it. Law-abiding citizens who unwittingly drove through protests have found themselves attacked or left to the mercy of a mob.

The promotion of civil unrest and the systematic destruction of neighborhoods and businesses have been permitted with limited consequences under the guise of the First Amendment’s protection of the right to protest. Yet when the case for protecting the Second Amendment couldn’t be stronger to reasonable Americans, the left is yet again trying to weaken it.

And the new FBI report doesn’t help the left narratives because more Americans have died by punches and kicks than by rifles in 2019.

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) compiled by the FBI shows that in 2019 almost TWICE as many people were killed with hands and feet than with all rifles put together.

The FBI reports that 364 Americans were killed with rifles in 2019, while 600 were killed by bodily attacks like punches, kicks, and pushes.

You may only think of deer-hunting rifles when you think of “rifles” as a category, but by way of reminder, the AR-15 (which the media has turned into the boogeyman of all weapons) is the most popular firearm in America and is a RIFLE. Being a rifle, all deaths by way of AR-15s (or, as they’re known in the media, assault weapons) are included in these statistics.

Guess it’s time to ban hands and feet, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, and guess how many Americans were killed with knives in 2019?

1,476. More than four times the number of Americans killed by all rifles, including AR-15s, combined.

We’d better ban all kitchen knives as well.

As Americans, our constitutional rights and individual liberties are not just a source of patriotic pride but the lifeblood of our democracy. The founders knew that the right of citizens to bear arms was essential to the preservation of democracy and liberty. The Second Amendment ensures that Americans can protect themselves, their families and their businesses, especially when the government is unwilling or unable to do so. And many Americans are indeed now choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights; a national indicator for gun sales is at an all-time high.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: gunrights; guns; riots; search; secondamendment
Time to ban hands and feet!
1 posted on 10/11/2020 1:33:03 PM PDT by USA Conservative
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To: USA Conservative

They will limit the number of knuckles allowed per hand. (High capacity fists)


2 posted on 10/11/2020 1:36:53 PM PDT by trublu
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To: USA Conservative

[[Time To Ban The Fists – FBI Report Says That Almost Twice As Many Americans Were Killed By Punches]]

liberals trying to pass a law for Mandatory amputations to begin soon


3 posted on 10/11/2020 1:38:33 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: USA Conservative

Kung Fu >> Kung Flu


4 posted on 10/11/2020 1:41:23 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: USA Conservative

5 posted on 10/11/2020 1:43:33 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: USA Conservative

For more commentary:

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3892159/posts

:-)


6 posted on 10/11/2020 1:43:55 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: USA Conservative
Fist Of Fury
7 posted on 10/11/2020 1:47:42 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: USA Conservative

Sorry son we’ll have to confiscate those Fists , Hey Bob get the Sword


8 posted on 10/11/2020 1:51:23 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: USA Conservative
We are long overdue for banning this fist.


9 posted on 10/11/2020 1:52:06 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (And oft conducted by historic truth, We tread the long extent of backward time)
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To: USA Conservative

Proving that the preferred symbol of the LEFT, the Fist of Peace, really is threatening and offensive.


10 posted on 10/11/2020 1:53:29 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
The Left used to love guys like this.


11 posted on 10/11/2020 1:55:04 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: USA Conservative

I guess they will be for literally disarming people.

Lotta minorities gonna be running around called stubby or lefty.


12 posted on 10/11/2020 3:09:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: USA Conservative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgylOni0JSI


13 posted on 10/11/2020 3:28:46 PM PDT by chalkfarmer
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Not ALL fists. Just Assault Fists.


14 posted on 10/11/2020 3:40:54 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("May You Live in Interesting Times": Ancient Chinese Curse. The Wuhanic Plague: Modern Chinese Curse)
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