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<p>People using knives and blunt objects also killed more people than rifles.</p> <p>In 2018, of the known types of firearms that were used in homicides, 6,603 people were killed with handguns. Rifles only accounted for 297 murders, with shotguns killing 235.</p> <p>Knives or other cutting instruments were used to kill 1,515 people. Blunt objects, such as clubs and hammers, were used to kill 443 people. Hands, fists, and feet killed 672 people.</p><p><a href='https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/09/30/fbis-2018-crime-report-handguns-knives-and-blunt-objects-killed-more-people-than-rifles-n2553914?fbclid=IwAR1Ay3DJJ_CxdzhbFpKXGAEaedyWoB18dnj3yWv7O1wtmdGdp9-cJc_Tfms' class='out'>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/09/30/fbis-2018-crime-report-handguns-knives-and-blunt-objects-killed-more-people-than-rifles-n2553914?fbclid=IwAR1Ay3DJJ_CxdzhbFpKXGAEaedyWoB18dnj3yWv7O1wtmdGdp9-cJc_Tfms</a></p>
