Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Gun Control & RKBA

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

27. Well technically no, but OK as an exemplar, in one way at least I guess

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 01:34 PM

Mar 2016

This would be closer

the humble 38 special revolver is used more than anything else as far as a tool for direct homicide. If you are saying "I want to kill person X right now" then that's used the most.

But far far more people are killed, and even far far more people are killed by others, with these. By a multiple of about 12 and about 5 respectively.

The real question however is: So?

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

47 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The most effective and most often used murder weapon [View all] SecularMotion Feb 2016 OP

Oh look, a picture of the Second Amendment. guillaumeb Feb 2016 #1

And yet 99.9x percent of guns aren't used in murders. N/T beevul Feb 2016 #2

But you know... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #7

Invalid Premises Galore jimmy the one Mar 2016 #18

If you spouted anything else, we might go into shock. beevul Mar 2016 #22

to wit jimmy the one Mar 2016 #24

LOL. THATS your gambit? beevul Mar 2016 #25

resident eevul jimmy the one Mar 2016 #32

Jimmy the wesker? beevul Mar 2016 #34

armed robbery is not misusing a gun? jimmy the one Mar 2016 #35

Are you claiming I said that? beevul Mar 2016 #36

quintuple counting jimmy the one Mar 2016 #37

Says you. beevul Mar 2016 #38

you flunked the quiz jimmy the one Mar 2016 #39

Again, says you. beevul Mar 2016 #40

altered figures do not refute anything jimmy the one Apr 2016 #43

Hah. beevul Apr 2016 #47

As usual, you twist facts to suit your fanciful imagination tortoise1956 Mar 2016 #30

sleeping dogs should stay asleep jimmy the one Mar 2016 #33

Oh, you wound me... tortoise1956 Apr 2016 #41

simple explanation jimmy the one Apr 2016 #42

don't go apoplectic due another error jimmy the one Apr 2016 #44

It's empty underpants Feb 2016 #3

Not necessarily tortoise1956 Mar 2016 #31

and it's obviously aroused Fairgo Feb 2016 #4

Apologies accepted, but you should seek treatment for that case of Markley's Syndrome: friendly_iconoclast Feb 2016 #5

Umm ... no. Straw Man Feb 2016 #8

funny looking AR-15 Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #6

A SIG? Really? Straw Man Feb 2016 #9

Actually, the Wright/Rossi prison survey demonstrated that pablo_marmol Feb 2016 #10

Yeah, but ... Straw Man Feb 2016 #11

Especially a single action sig...you can buy 2 plastic striker junkers for that one sig. ileus Feb 2016 #13

Like a Taurus for example. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2016 #28

That was my thought. Still In Wisconsin Mar 2016 #26

Mine are life saving devices...and some of them are beautiful. ileus Feb 2016 #12

Like a fire extinguisher? nt Logical Feb 2016 #16

Fire extinguishers do not make good weapons GreydeeThos Mar 2016 #20

No, the gun wackos love to say a gun is just a tool, like a fire extinguisher, which is BS. nt Logical Mar 2016 #21

Tool- "a device or implement...used to carry out a particular function" friendly_iconoclast Mar 2016 #29

Which is why we need to ban rifles with pistol grips krispos42 Feb 2016 #14

also be most effective anti murder weapon... ileus Feb 2016 #15

If handguns were used in less than 200 murders a year nationwide, benEzra Feb 2016 #17

Not really a Sig Sauer fan myself doggie breath Mar 2016 #19

I don't know my Sig 220 and 229 have never harmed anyone/thing either. ??? ileus Mar 2016 #23

Well technically no, but OK as an exemplar, in one way at least I guess whatthehey Mar 2016 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #45

Sure - as a variant of a very common firearm most used in homicides whatthehey Apr 2016 #46