Just FYI to the more pro-gun folks. Homicides went up in US in 2015, 2016 and 2017

[blake2012]

After a long decline, homicides are going up. The chief contributor to the increase is murder using firearms. Data is preliminary for 2017 so I don't have the specific numbers to list here. Take note below:
Weapons..............................2010...........2011...........2012..........2013...........2014...........2015...........2016

Total homicides...................13,164........12,795........12,888........12,253........11,961........13,455........15,070

Total firearms.......................8,874..........8,653..........8,897.........8,454..........8,124..........9,616........11,004

Knives or cutting instruments..1,732.........1,716..........1,604..........1,490.........1,567..........1,544..........1,604


Homicides with firearms went from about 67% of all homicides to 73% of all homicides from 2010 to 216.
I only list the #2 weapon used in homicides which are knives/stabbing and they went from 13% of all homicides to 10% in the same period.

One can extrapolate that all other methods used in homicides pale in comparison.

[blake2012]

1. kicking this and adding that I'd appreciate any advice for better formatting of tables on DU

[Hoyt]

2. Unfortunately, gunners don't care. If 5 times as many were killed, wounded, etc., they'd still

fondle their friggin lethal weapons while staring off into space like the banjo player in Deliverance.

[blake2012]

3. Yes. I shared it because someone was crowing about lower homicides

And their data stopped at 2014–right before the sharp increases starting in 2015.

Also, I want people to see the magnitude of death via gun relative to even #2 on the list.

[Hoyt]

5. I get it. What I don't get is just how little gunners care are people hurt as long as they have

access to more guns.

[samir.g]

4. they don't care

as long as they has their precious

[Aristus]

6. I have to add my own 'they don't care. Never have. Never will.'

One can't get through to them...