How many people are killed every year in the US by guns?
In 2004 (the most recent year for which data is available), there were 29,569 gun deaths in the U.S: 16,750 suicides (56% of all U.S gun deaths), 11,624 homicides (40% of all U.S gun deaths), 649 unintentional shootings, 311 from legal intervention and 235 from undetermined intent (4% of all U.S gun deaths combined). -Numbers obtained from CDC National Center for Health Statistics mortality report online, 2007 But remember, Guns dont shoot by themselves.