Citing FBI statistics showing that more people are killed by blunt instruments like hammers and baseball bats than rifles and shotguns, a petition at the White House website demands a complete ban on them, Fox News reported Friday.
"In 2005," the petition says, "the number of murders committed with a rifle was 445, while the number of murders committed with hammers and clubs was 605. In 2006, the number of murders committed with a rifle was 438, while the number of murders committed with hammers and clubs was 618. In 2011, there was 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs."
"It's clearly time to take action on hammers and baseball bats," the petition adds.
The petition, unfortunately, missed the mark on the number of murders committed with blunt objects like hammers and clubs. According to the FBI, there were 608 murders reported that year using blunt objects, not 605. All of the other numbers in the petition match FBI crime statistics.
As we reported earlier this month, "personal weapons" like hands and feet were used in 905 murders in 2005 and 726 murders in 2011.
According to FBI statistics, knives and other sharp instruments were used in more murders than rifles and shotguns combined.
The statistics also show that handguns, not rifles, were used in the vast majority of all murders involving guns. In 2005, handguns were used in 7,565 murders, and they were used in 6,220 murders in 2011.
The focus, however, has been placed on so-called "assault weapons," which have so far not been clearly defined.
"The bottom line," Awr Hawkins wrote at Breitbart.com, is that a ban on "assault" rifles "is as illogical as it is unconstitutional. We face far greater danger from individuals armed with carpenters' tools and a caveman's stick."
As of this writing, the petition has only 107 signatures.
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