http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_StatesIn 2005, 75% of the 10,100 homicides committed using firearms in the United States were committed using handguns, compared to 4% with rifles, 5% with shotguns, and the rest with a type of firearm not specified.
16,740 murders in the US in 2005.
So somewhat under half of homicides in the US were committed with handguns.
What do you suppose comparable figures for robbery would look like? Many people get held up at shotgun-point?
I think it's fair to say that a huge majority of handguns are NOT used in crimeI think it's fair to say that a large plurality of homicides and armed robberies are committed with handguns.
When it comes to numbers, it kinda all depends on your p.o.v., doesn't it?
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