[ClearCase_guy]

On average, less than 500 people are killed with a rifle each year in the US. More people (substantially more) are killed with a hammer each year.

The Liberals want to ban rifles.
They talk about "gun deaths".
They display scary statistics which include pistol deaths (including suicides).

Liberals don't try to ban pistols, because they know that this is a political dead-end. They focus on rifles which is politically more salable, but ultimately rather pointless. The whole gun ban concept is based on dishonesty pushed by people who want to feel good about themselves.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***They focus on rifles which is politically more salable,***

“WE don’t want to take your guns away, we only want to register HANDGUNS! RIFLES and shotguns will not be affected!”
-Thomas J Dodd and Emanuel Cellar proposed this back in 1962.

Never trust a politician and NEVER register your guns!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

They want to ban them all. No matter what they get today they will come for more tomorrow.

[Bogey78O]

When discussing gun deaths, they also include suicides because that greatly increases the total.

Ignoring that in places where suicide is legal the rates make our gun deaths look small.

It’s not death lefties abhor. It’s lack of control.