Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: AK-47s have caused more deaths than artillery fire, airstrikes, and rocket attacks combined

thisistwitchy | 11:15 AM on December 24, 2013

On the other hand, according to FBI crime statistics, blunt objects (hammers and clubs), knives, and personal weapons (hands, fists, and feet) “cause” far more murders than all types of rifles combined:

Murder Victims
by Weapon, 2006–2010
Weapons	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total	15,087	14,916	14,224	13,752	12,996
Total firearms:	10,225	10,129	9,528	9,199	8,775
Handguns	7,836	7,398	6,800	6,501	6,009
Rifles	438	453	380	351	358
Shotguns	490	457	442	423	373
Other guns	107	116	81	96	96
Firearms, type not stated	1,354	1,705	1,825	1,828	1,939
Knives or cutting instruments	1,830	1,817	1,888	1,836	1,704
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)	618	647	603	623	540
Personal weapons (hands, fists, etc.)	841	869	875	817	745
Poison	12	10	9	7	11
Explosives	1	1	11	2	4
Fire	117	131	85	98	74
Narcotics	48	52	34	52	39
Drowning	12	12	16	8	10
Strangulation	137	134	89	122	122
Asphyxiation	106	109	87	84	98
Other weapons or weapon not stated	1,140	1,005	999	904	874