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JFK Assassination & General Discussion & Debate / Re: 10 Reasons to Believe That Oswald Was Innocent
« Last post by John Corbett on Yesterday at 06:46:13 PM »Just to add context to my previous post regarding the number of homicides committed with rifles, AI gave the following answer:
Annual Homicides Involving Rifles in the U.S.
In the most recent full FBI dataset available (2024), 401 homicides in the United States were committed with rifles www.opencrime.us. This represents about 1.5% of all firearm homicides in that year, which totaled 23,434 www.opencrime.us.
For comparison, earlier years show a similar small share:
2019: 364 rifle homicides FBI
2018: 305 rifle homicides FBI
2017: 389 rifle homicides FBI
These numbers are far below the dominant role of handguns in U.S. homicides — which accounted for roughly two-thirds of all firearm homicides in 2024 www.opencrime.us. Rifles, while present, are a minor weapon type in the overall homicide landscape.
Key context:
Firearms were used in 85.2% of all U.S. murders in 2024 www.opencrime.us.
Handguns made up the largest single category of firearm homicides, with rifles and shotguns each representing less than 2% of all firearm homicides.
The share of rifle homicides has been relatively stable over the past decade, with slight year-to-year variation.
Annual Homicides Involving Rifles in the U.S.
In the most recent full FBI dataset available (2024), 401 homicides in the United States were committed with rifles www.opencrime.us. This represents about 1.5% of all firearm homicides in that year, which totaled 23,434 www.opencrime.us.
For comparison, earlier years show a similar small share:
2019: 364 rifle homicides FBI
2018: 305 rifle homicides FBI
2017: 389 rifle homicides FBI
These numbers are far below the dominant role of handguns in U.S. homicides — which accounted for roughly two-thirds of all firearm homicides in 2024 www.opencrime.us. Rifles, while present, are a minor weapon type in the overall homicide landscape.
Key context:
Firearms were used in 85.2% of all U.S. murders in 2024 www.opencrime.us.
Handguns made up the largest single category of firearm homicides, with rifles and shotguns each representing less than 2% of all firearm homicides.
The share of rifle homicides has been relatively stable over the past decade, with slight year-to-year variation.
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