Gun Control In Canada

For some, the effectiveness of gun control in Canada is not a fait accompli.

It is believed the cost of the gun registry in Canada is outrageous. But, as I said, we're divided on the issue.

From the first link:

Comparing two twenty-year periods, one where one could legally own almost anything, and one with "strict laws": from 1974 to 1993 the Canadian homicide rate was roughly 2.4 murders per 100,000 persons and from 1946 to 1965 it was about 1.1 per 100,000. [Dominion Bureau of Statistics and Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics]


In the 22 years from 1973 to 1994, the rate was never below 2, and in the 42 years before 1973, the Canadian homicide rate was never above 2 (murders per 100,000 persons). [Dominion Bureau of Statistics and Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics]

That all being said, this report from This Magazine does a good job of discussing it. Equipped with a myth chart.

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For fun, I post this little resource about murder rates in the European Union.

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The thing that distiguishes the United States from everyone else, obviously, is the "right to bear arms" phrase in the Constitution. Switzerland has interesting gun laws - just saying.