The annual FBI homicide report by weapons for 2020 breaking down how many people were killed by each weapon. I have combined the “automatic” with the regular guns for brevity. Note that the FBI does not have a separate category for AR/AK style rifles, but instead they are listed as “Rifles”.
| Weapon | Homicide Offenses | Percent of Total |
| Firearm | 3,677 | 28.0% |
| Handgun | 4,338 | 33.1% |
| Rifle (includes AR / AK style guns) | 406 | 3.1% |
| Shotgun | 168 | 1.3% |
| Other Firearm | 106 | 0.8% |
| Knives or Cutting Instruments | 961 | 7.3% |
| Personal Weapons (hands, feet, fists) | 471 | 3.6% |
| Blunt Object | 222 | 1.7% |
| Motor Vehicle / Vessel | 707 | 5.4% |
| Poison | 572 | 4.4% |
| Explosives | 407 | 3.1% |
| Fire / Incendiary Device | 71 | 0.5% |
| Drugs / Narcotics / Sleeping Pills | 194 | 1.5% |
| Asphyxiation | 68 | 0.5% |
| Other | 262 | 2.0% |
| Unknown / Weapons | 487 | 3.7% |
| Total | 13,117 | 100% |
| Total Gun Homicides | 8,695 | 66.2% |