In the US, what is the ratio (percentage) of killings by gun (relative to
violence/murder), vs killings by other means "combined" (e.g.
beatings/stabbings/etc.)? For example: by firearms 50%; by other than guns 50%

Please provide viable resource info with your answer so I can convince
my friends of my standing on this issue. Thanks!

Hello Emptynest,   

Approximately 70% of killings are by firearms and 30% are by other weapons.


Below you will find a detailed chart illustrating the percent distribution.


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Murder Victims by Types of Weapon Used, 2003
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Type of weapon      Victims   Percent
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Firearms            9,638      66.9
Knives or cutting 
Instruments         1,816      12.6
Blunt objects 
clubs, hammers,...)  651	4.5
Personal weapons 
hands, fists, feet,?) 946	6.6
Poison                  9       0.1
Explosives              4       Less than one-tenth of 1%.
FIRE                  163       1.1
Narcotics              41       0.3
Strangulation         184       1.3
Asphyxiation          128       0.9
Other weapon 
or not stated         828       5.7
Total              14,408     100.0
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Because of rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.

Source: Crime in the United States, 2003, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.
Information Please
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0778269.html


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Murder Victims, by Weapons Used 1965-1997
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004888.html


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Homicide by weapon type, 1976-2002 
Line chart with five lines: handguns, knives, other guns, other
methods, and blunt objects.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/weapons.htm#weapons


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Homicide trends in the U.S. - Weapons used
See data table here:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/tables/weaponstab.htm
Source: FBI, Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2002.


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Homicidas by weapons used firearms



I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Timely answer; thanks! Tip: only one of 3 links indicated the
statistics shown were for the entire US; the other two did not specify
so in looking at them, it wasn't discernable whether it was talking
about the US, or a smaller area, e.g. one state.