From: [REDACTED] at [hprnd.rose.hp.com] (Steve Kao) Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns Subject: Re: A probable FAQ Date: 25 Oct 1993 21:36:53 GMT RKBA.014 - Reasons for homicide and non-negligent manslaughter Version 1.1 (last changed on 90/05/17 at 15:07:58) DESCRIPTION =========== A common misconception, popularized in the media (especially in the Dear Abby/Ann Landers sob-sister columns), is that a gun in the house is more likely to murder a "loved one" than to defeat a burglar. The tables below show the total victims of each type, the type being the relationship to the murderer, and the circumstances during which the victim was murderd. Table one shows the numbers as percentages, table two as victim counts, and table three as in descending order of all types by victim. The figures are for 1987. Note that ALL murders are counted, regardless of the weapon used. Other statistics, not as complete and hence not included, show that a gun is used far more in murdering strangers than it is for relatives (knives are very popular with relatives). Numbers will not round-up to exactly 100% because of round-off. CONCLUSION ========== "Loved ones" (oxymoron - who murders a "loved one") are quite low in the murder count. The murder of a stranger (by a a stranger obv.) is quite rare. Dope dealers that know each ARE acquaintances. TOTAL = Total number of victims of this type. FELON = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the commission of a felony (such as a burglary or robbery). I.e, you held up your dad's liquor store and killed dad or murdered your brother the bank guard during a bank hold up. SUSFL = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the commission of a suspected felony (such as a burglary or robbery). ROTRI = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of a romantic triangle.. AOMOP = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of an argument over money and/or property. OTARG = Total number of victions of this type murdered because of an argument over something besides money and/or property. MNFTY = Total number of victions of this type murdered during the commision of a non-felony crime. UNABL = Total number of victions of this type murdered for unknown reasons. *** T A B L E 1 *** ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- TOTAL FELON SUSFL ROTRI AOMOP OTARG MNFTY UNABL 19257 3730 379 414 471 6338 3586 4339 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Acquaintance 30.8 25.7 6.9 62.7 52.2 40.4 38.8 11.4 Unknown 29.8 32.1 82.3 2.2 3.6 8.3 10.9 75.9 Stranger 13.0 32.2 8.4 7.0 8.1 8.8 11.7 5.1 Friend 5.2 3.8 .5 7.5 19.1 8.6 4.1 1.2 Wife 4.8 .4 .5 6.2 1.1 7.3 9.5 1.6 Other family 2.9 1.4 .3 .7 4.5 5.1 3.6 .8 Husband 2.7 .1 .0 3.5 .2 4.9 4.6 .5 Girlfriend 2.6 .5 .5 5.7 1.1 5.2 2.2 1.1 Son 1.7 1.0 0 .5 .9 1.0 5.6 .5 Boyfriend 1.5 .2 0 2.0 1.3 3.4 1.1 .2 Neighbor 1.4 1.4 0 1.5 2.6 2.3 .9 .6 Brother 1.0 .2 0 .2 3.0 2.2 .9 .1 Daughter 1.0 .5 .3 0 .2 .4 4.0 .2 Father 0.7 .2 0 0 1.5 1.1 1.0 .3 Mother 0.6 .2 .3 0 .4 .8 1.0 .4 Sister 0.2 .1 0 .2 .2 .4 .1 .1 *** T A B L E 1 *** ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- TOTAL FELON SUSFL ROTRI AOMOP OTARG MNFTY UNABL 19257 3730 379 414 471 6338 3586 4339 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Acquaintance 5937 959 26 260 246 2561 1391 495 Unknown 5746 1197 312 9 17 526 391 3293 Stranger 2499 1201 32 29 38 558 420 221 Friend 1009 142 2 31 90 545 147 52 Wife 920 15 2 26 5 463 341 69 Other family 564 52 1 3 21 323 129 35 Husband 516 4 0 14 1 311 165 22 Girlfriend 506 19 2 24 5 330 79 48 Son 330 37 0 2 4 63 201 22 Boyfriend 285 7 0 8 6 215 39 9 Neighbor 275 52 0 6 12 146 32 26 Brother 198 7 0 1 14 139 32 4 Daughter 198 19 1 0 1 25 143 9 Father 133 7 0 0 7 70 36 13 Mother 114 7 1 0 2 51 36 17 Sister 39 4 0 1 1 25 4 4 *** T A B L E 3 *** 3293 Unknown: For unkown reasons. 2561 Acquaintance: Argument over non-money/property. 1391 Acquaintance: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 1201 Stranger: Commission of felony. 1197 Unknown: Commission of felony. 959 Acquaintance: Commission of felony. 564 Other: Commission of felony. 558 Stranger: Argument over non-money/property. 545 Friend: Argument over non-money/property. 526 Unknown: Argument over non-money/property. 495 Acquaintance: For unkown reasons. 463 Wife: Argument over non-money/property. 420 Stranger: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 391 Unknown: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 341 Wife: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 330 Girlfriend: Argument over non-money/property. 323 Other: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 312 Unknown: Commission suspected felony. 311 Husband: Argument over non-money/property. 260 Acquaintance: Romantic triangle. 246 Acquaintance: Argument over money or property. 221 Stranger: For unkown reasons. 215 Boyfriend: Argument over non-money/property. 201 Son: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 165 Husband: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 147 Friend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 146 Neighbor: Argument over non-money/property. 143 Daughter: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 142 Friend: Commission of felony. 139 Brother: Argument over non-money/property. 129 Other: For unkown reasons. 90 Friend: Argument over money or property. 79 Girlfriend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 70 Father: Argument over non-money/property. 69 Wife: For unkown reasons. 63 Son: Argument over non-money/property. 52 Neighbor: Commission of felony. 52 Friend: For unkown reasons. 52 Other: Commission suspected felony. 51 Mother: Argument over non-money/property. 48 Girlfriend: For unkown reasons. 39 Boyfriend: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 38 Stranger: Argument over money or property. 37 Son: Commission of felony. 36 Mother: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 36 Father: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 32 Stranger: Commission suspected felony. 32 Neighbor: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 32 Brother: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 31 Friend: Romantic triangle. 29 Stranger: Romantic triangle. 26 Acquaintance: Commission suspected felony. 26 Neighbor: For unkown reasons. 26 Wife: Romantic triangle. 25 Daughter: Argument over non-money/property. 25 Sister: Argument over non-money/property. 24 Girlfriend: Romantic triangle. 22 Husband: For unkown reasons. 22 Son: For unkown reasons. 21 Other: Argument over non-money/property. 19 Girlfriend: Commission of felony. 19 Daughter: Commission of felony. 17 Unknown: Argument over money or property. 17 Mother: For unkown reasons. 15 Wife: Commission of felony. 14 Husband: Romantic triangle. 14 Brother: Argument over money or property. 13 Father: For unkown reasons. 12 Neighbor: Argument over money or property. 9 Boyfriend: For unkown reasons. 9 Daughter: For unkown reasons. 9 Unknown: Romantic triangle. 8 Boyfriend: Romantic triangle. 7 Boyfriend: Commission of felony. 7 Brother: Commission of felony. 7 Mother: Commission of felony. 7 Father: Commission of felony. 7 Father: Argument over money or property. 6 Boyfriend: Argument over money or property. 6 Neighbor: Romantic triangle. 5 Girlfriend: Argument over money or property. 5 Wife: Argument over money or property. 4 Husband: Commission of felony. 4 Brother: For unkown reasons. 4 Sister: Miscellaneous non-felony crime. 4 Sister: For unkown reasons. 4 Sister: Commission of felony. 4 Son: Argument over money or property. 3 Other: Argument over money or property. 2 Girlfriend: Commission suspected felony. 2 Mother: Argument over money or property. 2 Friend: Commission suspected felony. 2 Wife: Commission suspected felony. 2 Son: Romantic triangle. 1 Daughter: Commission suspected felony. 1 Daughter: Argument over money or property. 1 Husband: Argument over money or property. 1 Brother: Romantic triangle. 1 Sister: Romantic triangle. 1 Sister: Argument over money or property. 1 Mother: Commission suspected felony. 1 Other: Romantic triangle. 0 Boyfriend: Commission suspected felony. 0 Neighbor: Commission suspected felony. 0 Daughter: Romantic triangle. 0 Husband: Commission suspected felony. 0 Brother: Commission suspected felony. 0 Sister: Commission suspected felony. 0 Mother: Romantic triangle. 0 Father: Romantic triangle. 0 Father: Commission suspected felony. 0 Son: Commission suspected felony. 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