Full story here: http://checkyourfact.com/2018/03/29/fac ... ts-rifles/While 374 people were killed using rifles such as the AR-15 in 2016, 656 were killed using what the FBI calls “personal weapons” like fists, hands and feet. This includes physical altercations and incidents of pushing. Another 472 people were killed that year using a blunt object. The FBI lists hammers and clubs as examples.
The latest statistics the FBI has compiled is for 2016. Here is a link for the state-by-state breakdown of the weapons used in murders. Scroll down to take a look at the statistics for Ohio:
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/20 ... s/table-12
Note that for Ohio the use of weapons in 2016 is as follows:
Total murders:.............627
Total firearms murders:..452 >> Handguns.....197 >> Rifles.....7 >> Shotguns.....8 >> Firearms (Type Unknown).....240
Total non-gun murders:..175 >> Knives or cutting instruments.....39 >> Other Weapons.....104 >> Hands, Fists, Feet etc.....32
So Klem Kadiddlehopper Kasich wants to ban "assault rifles." He might want to take it a step further and ban knives because they were used to murder 39 people in Ohio in 2016 as opposed to only 7 rifles. The other weapons used were clubs, bats or hammers. Those weapons were used to kill over 14 times as many people as rifles in 2016.
Look at this another way, non-firearms murders in Ohio for 2016 comprise well over 1/4 of all murders regardless of weapons used. So in an anti-gunner's utopia we would still see 175 murders each year without firearms.
Now let's look at justifiable homicide. This data is often hidden in the bowels of the FBI archives. However, I've been able to find this information:
Here is where I got that statement: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/20 ... d-homicideThis section also includes information about justifiable homicide—certain willful killings that must be reported as justifiable or excusable. In the UCR Program, justifiable homicide is defined as and limited to:
The killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty.
The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
Because these killings are determined through law enforcement investigation to be justifiable, they are tabulated separately from murder and nonnegligent manslaughter. Justifiable homicide information can be found in Expanded Homicide Data Table 5, “Justifiable Homicide, by Weapon, Law Enforcement, 2012–2016” and Expanded Homicide Data Table 6, “Justifiable Homicide, by Weapon, Private Citizen, 2012–2016.”
Here is table 5 for Justifiable Homicide, by Weapon, Law Enforcement, 2012–2016: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/20 ... able-5.xls
Here is table 6 for Justifiable Homicide, by Weapon, Private Citizen, 2012–2016: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/20 ... able-6.xls
Let's exam the statistics from the above tables. From 2012 to 2016 firearms were used by law enforcement officers to kill a total of 2,228 felons. During that same time period, private citizens use firearms to kill 1,247 felons or about 56% of ALL felons. That means that those civilians had to kill the bad guy because the cops were not around or could not get there in time to stop the crime against the civilian.
In the gun-banner's utopia we could see an increase of violent crime against civilians being carried by about 50%. You must also realize that the already-stretched law enforcement resources would be stretched even further. The increase of 911 calls (assuming the victim could dial fast enough) would go up cause they don't have a gun. By the time the cop got to the scene of the crime the victim might already be injured or dead.
But I am being silly. Why would I expect Klem Kadiddlehopper Kasich to be confused with the facts. His mind, what little there is of it, is already made up?