BlueFalcon said:
Don't make up facts. The number of licensed gun owners in Canada is reported to be 1,830,542 (2010.‘Valid Licences as of June 2010.’ Canadian Firearm Program: Facts and figures (April – June 2010).Ottawa:Royal Canadian Mounted Police,1 June. (Q2139) http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/canada The amount of gun owners in Canada is actually declining: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/23/more-guns-in-canada-this-year-but-fewer-owners-rcmp/ When people talk about armed civilians vs. Military, it's not just guns vs. guns. You realize the military has F22 Raptors, F35 Lightnings, tanks, aircraft carriers, nuclear weapons, helicopters, snipers? Good luck with that. If the US ever became a dictatorship, a combination of tanks, snipers, helicopters, stealth bombers and and infantry would kill armed civilians in 3 seconds. If there was ever a confrontation between US military, the professional military would level armed US civilians, no matter their previous training simply because the military is not only active but has miles better equipment that's not just assault rifles and puny hand guns. I live in Canada and I don't know a single person who is Pro-guns or owns a gun, even for hunting. You must live in a different country than me. Canada is fully against guns. The US homicide rate is triple that of Canada's, per capita, and 70% of homicides in the US are committed with firearms as opposed to Canada's 30%. I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out that when you have easy access to guns you are going to have more gun crime. Canada is a much safer country than the US is and gun control is a huge factor in this. Most Canadians would agree with me. |
Oh dear lord, you are aware that there are more people who own and have access to firearms in Canada then there are that are registered right? Now I am looking for a more up to date link to provide but I did manage to find an article that "sourced" a United Nations study which found that 7 million people owned fire arms with an estimate of 21 million firearms in Canada (and that was in the 90's). Now, considering that most households have more than 1 person living in it, whether it is a couple or small family, that would give access to a substantial amount of more people then the figures would lead you to beleive. I have no idea where the hell you grew up but "Everyone I know" at some point had their father take them out shooting or had praticed with a rifle (non license either) and when you go to more rural areas almost everyone you meet can shoot a gun or has several guns and a large family.
Secondly, maybe you've been living in a bubble for the past decade or maybe you just didn't bother to study history but if we take a look at all the fancy equipment the western armies have had in places like Vietnam, Afghanistan,etc compared to what the people had......well, if you don't believe that U.S or Canadian civilians would be able to stop our respective militaries then good sir you are sadly mistaken.
Furthermore, what you should have stated is a majority of Canadians in Southern Ontario and Quebec agree with you, not the rest of Canada (especially out west) as I shall use the Angus Read poll as an example to show that when it comes to hot topics like the abolishment of the long gun registry to banning guns, Canadians are split (sourced from a scientific poll, not the right wing Toronto Sun or Left Wing National Post)
"Views on a Complete Ban
Canadians are evenly divided on the possibility of implementing a complete ban on handguns.
Since August, the proportion of respondents who support a ban fell by five points to 44 per cent, while the proportion of Canadians who believe a ban would be unjustified increased by four points to reach 44 per cent. Majorities in every Western Canadian province believe a ban would be unjustified, while most Quebecers would agree to implement one.
The Registry
The Canadian Firearms Registry, also known as the long gun registry, requires the registration of all non-restricted firearms in Canada. More than a third of Canadians (38%, -5 since August) believe the registry has been unsuccessful in preventing crime in Canada, while three-in-ten (31%, +2) think it has had no effect on crime. Only 16 per cent of respondents (+3) believe the Canadian Firearms Registry has been successful.
Almost half of Canadians (46%, +2) call for the long gun registry to be scrapped—including large majorities in the Prairies (65%) and Alberta (69%). Two-in-five respondents (40%, +5) are opposed to this course of action, including 59 per cent of Quebecers.
While 44 per cent of Urban Canadians would scrap the long gun registry, the proportion jumps to 53 per cent among Rural Canadians. For the purpose of this analysis, Rural Canadians are defined as persons living outside centres with a population of 1,000 inhabitants, and outside areas with 400 persons per square kilometre."
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/39504/almost_half_of_canadians_would_abolish_the_long_gun_registry/
I guess most Canadians do not agree with you.
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