In article , "Upscale" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message

That depends on how you measure. The rate of firearm ownership is much
lower
in Canada than in the US, and although the crime and murder rates per
*capita*
are higher in the US, the rates per *firearm* are significantly higher in
Canada.

Absolute and complete garbage. Pull that one out of your ass Doug?

Actually, it's true, and you have no idea what you're talking about.

http://www.guncontrol.ca/Content/Cda-US.htm

Guns per capita in Canada: 0.25
Guns per capita in the U.S.: 0.82
Firearms death rate per 100K population: 4.3 in Canada, 11.4 in the U.S.

Yes, folks, that's right: with 3.3 times as many firearms per capita as
Canada, the United States has only 2.7 times as many firearm *deaths* per
capita.

Other interesting statistics from that site:
27.3% of Canadian homicides were committed with firearms, versus 66% in the
United States -- but, on average, 25% of Canadians own firearms, versus 82% in
the United States. Clearly, of the two, _Canada_ is the one with a firearm
violence problem.

And even more interesting, nearly half (46%) of Canadian firearm homicides
were committed with handguns. I thought that Canadian law made handgun
ownership very difficult?

Canadians who possess guns are more likely to use them in committing
crimes
than are Americans who possess guns. How is *your* way better?

Of course. Most law abiding Canadians don't have guns so it makes sense that
the criminal element who do have guns are more likely to use them.

And this is better exactly how?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.