Ratio Of Accidental Gun Deaths To Gun Self Defense Homicides To Gun Murders

Someone came by searching for “ratio of accidental gun deaths to self defense homicides.”
Since we are going there, I may as well add gun related homicides and give the complete picture.
From the the CDC graphic on the right, we know there were 606 fatal firearms accidents in the United States during 2010, which is the last year official data is available. (click on the chart for a clearer view.)
So far, so good. But now life gets a bit complex. From the 2011 FBI Uniform Crime Report, we know there were 12,664 murders reported to the FBI, of which 8,583 were committed with a firearm. READ MORE