Originally Posted by Diesel911

There is the problem. The News Media does not report them and because a Person prtecting themslevse or their legally owned Property is not a Crime that info never gets into the Statistics.

This has been spoken of before. Traffic accident deaths and maiming clearly out number Homicides. Yet no one would dare try to ban Cars or private transportation just to save lives."

Actually, the 2,150 number is much, much more troublesome for the crowd who want to reinterpet the 2nd A., and disarm the populace. Take the hotly debated Zimmeran case. That would be listed as a homocide in the 2,150 figure (assuming it occured in 2010). Highly contested so let's leave that one out--too many distractors. Now, take the various cases in that 2,150 number where folks are successfully prosecuted for defending their homes or property or lives. They end up with a manslaughter conviction, and around 1 year in jail or less. Not a murder but a homocide. They take plea deals to avoid the risk of trial or they get convicted of LIOs. I suspect those individuals drive the number down to 1,500-ish. The real problem is taking the 2,150 number and actually interpeting that figure. Out of that number, I am guessing there's around 400-500 "senseless" murders a year. I need to track down the 2010 figures and the entire report and see how the numbers are really dissected. I am guessing the administration and other administrations which want to rob Americans of their guns go to great lengths to hide the details.

So, how would Piers Morgan from CNN fame sound on national TV with his silly rants if he said there are around 400-500 senseless murders in America so we need to violate the 2nd Amendment? By the way, that's about the same number of folks who get killed with a hammer or club. See, Piers does sound silly afterall.