Firearm and crime stats from the FBI.

[Scrapper]

I compile these every year, so I can win firearm-related arguments. I realized that this crew would probably enjoy them as well. It really illustrates how inconsequential firearm crime is int eh US, when compared to virtually any other cause of death here.

Most compelling: we could eliminate 16,586 firearms deaths a year by curing depression. 64% of firearms deaths in the US are suicides (in 2010)

Conversely, 68% of murders in the US are committed with a firearm.

Data from FBI Crimes and Statistics annual report table 20.

[Scrapper]

68% of murders with firearm

4.21 murders per 100k

16,586 firearm suicides (CDC)
64% of firearm deaths are suicides
25,953 total firearm deaths.


Annual number of deaths in the United States and causes
Cause Number Percent of total
Smoking tobacco 435,000[5] 18.1%
Being overweight and obesity 111,909[8] 4.6%
Alcohol 85,000[5] 3.5%
Infectious diseases 75,000[5] 3.1%
Toxic agents including toxins, particulates and radon 55,000[5] 2.3%
Preventable medical errors in hospitals 44,000 to 98,000[10]
Traffic collisions 43,000[5] 1.8%
Firearms deaths 26,000[5] 1.1%
Sexually transmitted infections 20,000[5] 0.8%
Drug abuse 17,000[5] 0.7%

[submessenger]

Perhaps Google Drive?

[Scrapper]

Table 20
Murder
by State, 2010
State	population	murder per 100k
District of Columbia	599,657	21.85
Louisiana	4,492,076	9.73
Maryland	5,699,478	7.44
Missouri	5,987,580	7.00
South Carolina	4,561,242	6.14
Nevada	2,643,085	5.98
New Mexico	2,009,671	5.87
Tennessee	6,296,254	5.65
Michigan	9,969,727	5.60
Mississippi	2,951,996	5.59
Delaware	885,122	5.42
Georgia	9,829,211	5.36
Arizona	6,595,778	5.34
Pennsylvania	12,604,767	5.13
Oklahoma	3,687,050	5.10
Texas	24,782,302	5.03
Florida	18,537,969	5.02
California	36,961,664	4.90
North Carolina	9,380,884	4.74
Virginia	7,882,590	4.68
Arkansas	2,889,450	4.50
Alaska	698,473	4.44
New York	19,541,453	4.40
Alabama	4,708,708	4.23
Kentucky	4,314,113	4.17
New Jersey	8,707,739	4.17
Ohio	11,542,645	3.99
Connecticut	3,518,288	3.72
Kansas	2,818,747	3.55
Illinois3	12,910,409	3.51
Massachusetts	6,593,587	3.17
Indiana	6,423,113	3.08
West Virginia	1,819,777	3.02
Nebraska	1,796,619	2.84
Rhode Island	1,053,209	2.75
Wisconsin	5,654,774	2.67
Colorado	5,024,748	2.33
Washington	6,664,195	2.27
Montana	974,989	2.15
Oregon	3,825,657	2.04
Utah	2,784,572	1.87
Hawaii	1,295,178	1.85
Maine	1,318,301	1.82
Minnesota	5,266,214	1.73
South Dakota	812,383	1.72
Wyoming	544,270	1.47
North Dakota	646,844	1.39
Idaho	1,545,801	1.36
Iowa	3,007,856	1.26
Vermont	621,760	1.13
New Hampshire	1,324,575	0.98

[Scrapper]

Perhaps Google Drive?

I know what all those words mean, but not in that order.

[submessenger]

I know what all those words mean, but not in that order.

Think of it as Photobucket, but not limited to photos.

It's "the cloud," 5GB of free online storage space for docs, pics, etc.
https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/dr...tml?authuser=0

other options, Amazon Cloud Drive (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000796931), Ubuntu One (https://one.ubuntu.com), Dropbox, etc.

[Mr. Machette]

Wow. District of Columbia has the highest rate of firearms murders (more than twice the rate of the #2 on the list, Louisiana) despite having the toughest "gun control" statutes in the U.S.

Things that make you go "hmmmm"...

[submessenger]

I'm more curious about Louisiana. While not as shocking as DC, it has nearly double the rate of most of the rest of the country.

[It is Fake]

Wow. District of Columbia has the highest rate of firearms murders (more than twice the rate of the #2 on the list, Louisiana) despite having the toughest "gun control" statutes in the U.S.

Things that make you go "hmmmm"...

Trust me us gun lovers ENJOY that contradiction.

Thanks Scrapper, you curtailed most of my rant bitching about my ruined Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Night Football watching. I am watching College football and this idiot kills himself, his girlfriend and all of these DUMABASS football pundits, specifically Jason Whitlock and the dumass Bob Costas, talk trash about gun culture. Anyway, the typical "arrggggh we live in a time of gun culture," "arrrgggh if we didn't have guns everyone would live blah blah blah." Fuckers ruining my football weekend.

I'm more curious about Louisiana. While not as shocking as DC, it has nearly double the rate of most of the rest of the country.

They've been blaming Katrina for the skewed numbers.

[Scrapper]

Statistically, it would appear that tough/lenient gun laws are somewhat tertiary considerations to population density and poverty as predictors of murder rates.