https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/16/guns-accounted-for-less-than-one-percent-of-all-deaths-in-2011/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:36:03 -0400<![CDATA[So, for everyone who feels that guns are &#8220;a scourge on society,&#8221;  they should probably take note that firearms accounted for less than one half of one percent of all deaths in 2011.  I&#8217;m not trying to trivialize anyone&#8217;s suffering since death, in any instance, is tragic.  However, we have a political class that is dead set in abolishing the Second Amendment.  We&#8217;ve all heard the figures.  Michael Moore&#8217;s Bowling for Columbine features a segment where he reads the butcher&#8217;s bill for gun crimes in Europe and Asia, which he then compares to the awful United States.  Yes, it&#8217;s high.  However, it&#8217;s hardly enough to push for radical new gun laws.  AWR Hawkins at Breitbart wrote yesterday that:]]>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:16:39 -0500<![CDATA[Matt Vespa]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-vespa/2013/01/16/guns-accounted-for-less-than-one-percent-of-all-deaths-in-2011-n176031