From Wikipedia:<p>&gt; According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2013, firearms (excluding BB and pellet guns) were used in 84,258 nonfatal injuries (26.65 per 100,000 U.S. citizens) [2] and 11,208 deaths by homicide (3.5 per 100,000),[3] 21,175 by suicide with a firearm,[4] 505 deaths due to accidental discharge of a firearm,[4] and 281 deaths due to firearms-use with &quot;undetermined intent&quot;[5] for a total of 33,169 deaths related to firearms (excluding firearm deaths due to legal intervention).<p>So, 11,713 homicides and accidents in the US, not counting suicide.  This week alone, gun will likely kill more Americans than the attack on Paris today.