Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
Admittedly, it probably takes a lot more background and understanding to read these stats correctly.

However -

Violent crime down 4.4 percent vs 2012 (While US population increased a little under 1%)

1,163,146 violent crimes reported
14,196 murders
of those 12,253 had some sort of weapon
of those 8,454 used a firearm of some type
of those 285 used a rifle (any type)

I wonder what percentage of those 285 were ar-15 style?

I really don't understand why the scary black rifle receives so much attention.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/november/crime-statistics-for-2013-released
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr..._2009-2013.xls
Duh. Because they're scary, and black.