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Handguns are small and easily concealable and the cause of most of our gun-related problems. Handguns are used in the great majority of all murders committed by gun. You can see that in the following tables with data from the FBI.

Gun Types used in Homicides

Table 8.1:  A breakdown of the types of firearms that were used for murders in the U.S.A. from 2007-2011. (2)

Total Murders by Firearm from 2007 to 2011: 46,313

Handguns 33,034

71.3%

Shotguns 2,044

4.4%

Rifles 1,874

4.0%

Other Guns 483 1.0%
Type Not Stated 8,878 19.2%

Gun Types used in Killing of Law Enforcement Officers

Table 8.2: A break down of the types of firearms that were used in the killing of law enforcement officers from 2002-2011. (2)

Total Law Enforcement Officers Killed by Gun from 2002-2011: 500

Handgun 366

73.2%

Rifle 95

19.0%

Shotgun 38 7.6%
Not Reported 1 0.2%

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