20+ years of FBI data – “Assault Rifles” pose little threat to public safety

Knowledge Glue ^ | 21 June, 2016 | Brandon

[marktwain]

AR15s are now by far the most popular gun being sold on the civilian market in the United States. By some estimates, nearly a quarter of all firearms sold in 2014 and 2015 were so-called “Assault Rifles” like the AR15, of this 25% figure, the vast majority were AR15s or variants thereof.

Since 1995 (the year after the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban), the FBI has maintained a very detailed list of how many people have died at the hands of assault weapons and/or rifles, which are merged into the same group. Therefore, we can make a solid comparison on what gun violence looks like.

In 2014, you are 67% less likely to be murdered by an assault weapon or rifle than you were in 1995.

 

[marktwain]

Kind of a strange metric "percent of murders", but a very conservative way to look at it. Even with the entire murder rate dropping pretty fast, the chance of being murdered with a rifles has dropped even faster.

[Vince Ferrer]

It would be difficult to conceal an AR-15 for a robbery.

[PROCON]

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[Paladin2]

A viola case would work...

[JoeProBono]

[USMCPOP]

That multi-tool out front is ridiculous. Adds too much weight. I use a 3-tine Titanium spork on by AR.

[jjotto]

“Ya my only hope was Betty Lou
She was da one
A combination AK-57 Uzi radar laser triple barrel double scoped heat-seekin’ shotgun”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x29TfeI6E

[Blood of Tyrants]

Anti-gunners never let the truth get in their way.

[rellimpank]

-—and I wonder what Dianne Feinstein thinks of all this-

-after all, she can probably take credit for getting “assault weapon” sales to really take off——

[JoeProBono]

[Still Thinking]

Wait, where’s the shoulder thing that goes up?

[MileHi]

Therefore, we can make a solid comparison on what gun violence looks like.

Appreciate the article. I wish we could find a better term and not buy into their loaded terminology. Guns don't commit violence, people do. There are stats that tell us something about who those people are, but that is beyond the scope of your subject.

[Still Thinking]

Wait, where’s the shoulder thing that goes up?

[Big Red Badger]

Could We get This on the 6 o’clock News?

[marktwain]

Highly unlikely.

But Freerepublic is a pretty good outlet. Spread it around.

[USMCPOP]

Joe, that is banned in California. Can’t have an assault spork with 4 tines.