With the U.S. Supreme Court about to hear oral arguments on Connecticut’s and Cook County, Illinois assault weapon bans, it is interesting to see what a small share of murders are committed with any type of rifle and how even that share has fallen over time. The percentage of firearm murders with rifles was 4.8% before the ban starting in September 1994, 4.9% from 1995 to 2004 when the ban was in effect, and just 3.6% after that (3.86% if you look at just the first ten years after the an ended). The data is from the FBI UCR reports.
— Crime Prevention Research Center in With the Supreme Court about to hear oral arguments on Assault Weapon Bans, specifically AR-15s, how has the share of murders with rifles changed over time?