2aguy
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Yep.......those rascally AR-15s.....they can't even kill more people than wasps and bees do every year....in fact, animals in general killed more people than the AR-15 or any type of rifle......
Afraid of Snakes? Wasps and Dogs Are Deadlier
Of the 1,610 people killed in encounters with animals between 2008 and 2015,
478 were killed by hornets, wasps and bees,
and 272 by dogs, according to a study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Snakes, spiders and scorpions were responsible for 99 deaths over the eight years.
Expanded Homicide Data Table 4
Rifles....374
knives....1,604
blunt objects....472
bare hands....656
Afraid of Snakes? Wasps and Dogs Are Deadlier
Of the 1,610 people killed in encounters with animals between 2008 and 2015,
478 were killed by hornets, wasps and bees,
and 272 by dogs, according to a study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Snakes, spiders and scorpions were responsible for 99 deaths over the eight years.
Expanded Homicide Data Table 4
Rifles....374
knives....1,604
blunt objects....472
bare hands....656