Murder rates by rifle in the state of Maryland for each year from the FBI

[FearNoEvil]

I wonder how many of these murders were cross jurisdiction - DC residents coming into Maryland to commit murder vice versa..fascinating figures...

 

[Dklo]

Sticky! Make this easy to find for those of us writing letters this session

 

[LeadSled1]

Same here, if you were asking me for permission, I posted it here hoping that some of the organizations and people could use the data I found. Please use anything I have said, and all of the data is publicly available in the FBI database and admissible in court.

 

[Pushrod]

This post was so good, I was spurred to action.

I went here...

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frm1st.aspx?tab=home&poptype=find&popid=

to find my elected officials and voice my opinion.

Here is what I sent them...
/snip/
Therefore, based on the FACTS as published by the FBI, any legislation that limits the law-abiding citizen's access to modern sporting rifles would not affect public safety. Any attempt to pass such legislation would be in spite of the facts and would only serve to further a personal political agenda.

I vote and I take my personal freedoms very seriously.

Thank you,

Hacktracker[/INDENT]

I don't think we, as a community, can afford to sit on the sidelines for this one.

One problem with that data is that it doesn't state what type of rifle was used. I would bet that a good percentage of those were rifles that aren't regulated in Maryland. So the actual percentages of deaths by regulated rifle would be much lower.

 

[hacktracker]

One problem with that data is that it doesn't state what type of rifle was used. I would bet that a good percentage of those were rifles that aren't regulated in Maryland. So the actual percentages of deaths by regulated rifle would be much lower.

Agreed, that is why I have this in there...

In 2011, Maryland total murders were 398 and those by rifles (all, possibly including rifles not designated in potential gun control legislation) were 2 (0.5%).

 

[DOsniper]

Agreed, that is why I have this in there...

In 2011, Maryland total murders were 398 and those by rifles (all, possibly including rifles not designated in potential gun control legislation) were 2 (0.5%).

I hear your point, but with 2 murders from rifle, it's almost like "who cares, it's 2 vs 300+ from handguns."

Not that we need to ban handguns, but you catch my drift.

 

[LeadSled1]

Interestingly enough, though hard to gather the data. It looks like there are more murders commited in Maryland by illegal aliens than murders commited with rifles. You have to search the news for murder articles for Maryland and illegal aliens or illegal immigrants.

 

[hacktracker]

Here is my first response from Del. Frank Turner (I bolded the most alarming section)...

Thank you for contacting me concerning possible legislation to help control the proliferation of gun violence.



As you may be aware, I have supported a ban on the sales of assault weapons and large capacity magazines and for instant background checks on all gun sales and for a ban on carrying concealed weapons.



There will be many bills in January to address the problems stated above. The real challenge is how to collect the thousands of assault weapons already in circulation and the need to add more state and federal funding to mental health issues.



I appreciate hearing your comments and concerns surrounding these many difficult issues that need to be addressed.



Best wishes,

Frank
Delegate Frank S. Turner
House Ways and Means Committee
Chairman, Finance Resources Subcommittee
District 13 – Howard County
Room 206, HOB
410-841-3246/301-858-3246
Fax: 410-841-3986
E-mail: frank.turner@house.state.md.us
http://mlis.state.md.us/​

 

[LeadSled1]

Wow, that is a eye opener.

 

[RUOMO10]

O.o Did he say collect?!

 

[Silverlode]

I know how he is going to collect mine if it comes to that.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Just thought I would put the MD murder numbers through excel and graph them to show how crazy the libs really are when it comes to the "facts." Total craziness.

I stole this to tweet it. Hope you don't mind! Thanks for putting that together. If that isn't illustrative I don't know what is!

 

[fightinbluhen51]

And 146,000 as of this week.

Not withstanding those of us whom bought registered lowers after CO. and left them to sit until now.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Yeah - I meant without the total, total firearms, and handgun columns. Here's what I posted:

2011 Deaths in MD by rifle - 2
2011 Deaths in MD by hands, fist, feet - 17
2011 Deaths in MD by knives -75
2011 Deaths nationwide by rifle - 323
2011 Deaths nationwide by hands, fist, feet - 728
2011 Deaths nationwide by knives - 1694

Therefore the obvious solution is to ban knives of all sorts and find a way to get rid of those pesky hands and feet. Disclaimer - handguns cause by far the most murders in MD and nationwide, but while the country is obsessed with these evil black rifles, I thought a statistic might help provide some clarity.

Source: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-20

So in MD you are 8.5x more likely to be beaten to death by hands, fists, and feet than murdered by ANY rifle, and that number is 2.25x more likely nation wide.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Please send them to me info@marylandshallissue.org

We need all the help we can get creating short, conises graphics and facts with shock value.

I hope the organization plans to put out an email to its members with some of these statistics & graphs / visual aids.

Here's another aid for the hopper too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pbwSvfG4PY&list=HL1356116557

 

[fightinbluhen51]

I know how he is going to collect mine if it comes to that.

Mine too.

 

[fightinbluhen51]

News organizations are also catching onto the whole "feet, fists, and hands," stats.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/12/20/Why-Banning-Rifles-Won-t-Work-and-What-Could

 

[mtb]

Here is my first response from Del. Frank Turner (I bolded the most alarming section)...

Thank you for contacting me concerning possible legislation to help control the proliferation of gun violence.



As you may be aware, I have supported a ban on the sales of assault weapons and large capacity magazines and for instant background checks on all gun sales and for a ban on carrying concealed weapons.



There will be many bills in January to address the problems stated above. The real challenge is how to collect the thousands of assault weapons already in circulation and the need to add more state and federal funding to mental health issues.



I appreciate hearing your comments and concerns surrounding these many difficult issues that need to be addressed.
​

Wow, I live in howard county, I am sure I voted against him but now I really feel really good that I did. What the heck is that guy smoking?

Ken​

 

[fightinbluhen51]

Another state for our letters, faxes, emails and phone calls.

http://dailyanarchist.com/2012/07/31/auditing-shooting-rampage-statistics/

Average dead when police stop mass murders? 14.xx

Average when a legal civilian w/ a carry gun stop them? 2.xx Details on the link.

 

[DOsniper]

I stole this to tweet it. Hope you don't mind! Thanks for putting that together. If that isn't illustrative I don't know what is!

By all means, I encourage EVERYONE to tweet, FB, whatever, those charts. My goal is to do the same on the federal level and tie in data regarding what % are commited with illegal guns and/or by those with crimminal backgrounds, look for it all after Xmas....gonna track some numbers down in the meantime, it's going to be epic.