Jan 3, 2013 Posted by Sebastian in Gun Rights | 5 comments

Killing Machines?

More people are killed with hammers and clubs every year than rifles, of which “assault weapons” are but a subset. Ban assault hammers now!

5 Responses to “Killing Machines?”

1. Patrick H says:

   Jan 3, 2013 at 1:42 pm

   Sledgehammers are massive devices whose only purpose is to hammer large things, like heads.

   You have blood on your hands if you want a sledgehammer.
2. Ian Argent says:

   Jan 3, 2013 at 2:25 pm

   The problem is, a large set of the people who pay attention to the “assault weapons” argument also think “there is no legitimate use” for semi-autos.
3. Brad says:

   Jan 4, 2013 at 12:00 am

   I’ve been saying this since 1993 when I publicly challenged Diane Feinstein; so-called “assault-weapons” kill fewer people than the number of people killed by lightning strikes.
4. jkp says:

   Jan 4, 2013 at 12:40 pm

   Not necessarily. Volokh deconstructs Breitbart’s article here: http://www.volokh.com/2013/01/03/are-blunt-objects-more-common-homicide-weapons-than-rifles/
   • Harold says:

     Jan 5, 2013 at 9:46 am

     Deconstructs is a little too strong, he’s saying the quality of the reporting to the FBI is too low to be sure, “[...] I don’t think one can say with any confidence that rifle murders are less common than blunt object murders.”