On Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:28:07 +0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

Dave wrote in news:a96td85pab7lsmqfpdvprvbika71ulqbij@
4ax.com:

On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:25:26 -0500, wrote:
Black market guns coming FROM CANADA? - extremely few.

In fact, it's EXACTLY the opposite. A significant amount of guns in
Canada come from the US.


I'm curious -- do you have a cite for that? I thought that Canada had pretty strict controls over
importing firearms.
We do have. But border enforcement is spotty, and we have a pretty
wide-open border between the northwestern states and the prairie
provinces - as well as a large "maritime" boarder bounded by the great
lakes. LEGAL imports of firearms are strictly enforced. - and
limited. Illegal imports from the USA are MUCH easier than imports
from europe or asia.
Legan gun POSESSION in Canada is quite restricted and controlled - so
where are all these illegal weapons coming FROM Canada coming
from???????
Getting guns in the USA and shipping them to Canada is a LOT simpler -
and the financial incentive is a lot higher too, as you cannot simply
walk into a hardware store, Walmart, or whatever and buy a cheap gun
in Canada like you can in the USA. You also have FAR more gun
manufacturers (armouries) in the USA that sell to the public.nThe few
gun manufacturers in Canada generally ONLY sell to the military and
police forces of both Canada and the USA and other NATO countries.

Pretty hard to find one for sale here in Canada.