Have a look at this:
http://cbskhitschicago.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/policetotals.png
Bear in mind, folks from afar, this is in a city where it is ILLEGAL to posess a firearm without a written permit from a judge, chief of police, or the mayor. Most of us live in FREE America. New York City is also "legally" gun free, and is second in annual murders by firearm. Every place in this country that has highly restrictive firearms possession laws has significantly higher assault, murder, and property crime rates. Those of us that live out of the metro areas hardly ever hear of any murder, regardless of the type of weapon involved.
Also bear in mind that from 1993-2003, there was the brady bill and the "ban" We have more guns than ever in the United States today, and the rate of homicide by firearm is actually dropping. Go figure that one out.
I don't give 2 shits what you read on Wiki, I have a couple of AR-15s, and spent my youngest adulthood in the United States Army traveling to 19 countries on 4 continents, and was shot at in 5 of them, and I will tell you that an AR-15 and an M-16 are NOT the same device, and it matters not. People who are fucked in the head are everywhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_attacks_in_China_(2010–12)
Outlaw knives, cleavers, and hammers next? Is my axe an assault axe because it has a shorter handle, is easy to conceal, has a wrist lanyard and is sharp on 2 sides? Is a butchers block full of kitchen knives an assault block?
We have some pretty stupid laws over here, and I'll give you a good idea how stupid. Under the attempted reinstatement of the assault weapons ban a couple of years ago, the two items pictured would be BY LAW "assault weapons" and if you killed someone with one of them, would carry the proposed double sentence that law would have imposed as well.
I also attached a picture of the gift pistol I'm sending to that loud mouthed Morgan fella, one of my favorite T-shirts, and some attic plunder from a friend's house.
Y'all take care of your buggerers and purse snatchers over there however you want, and just don't worry about how many Americans get killed with what. The next time someone wants to take you Island away, we'll loan you some rifles AGAIN, since you fellas like to melt 'em all down before the ink is dry on the articles of surrender.
Your Welcome. Twice.