| ▲ | atherton94027 4 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada has the same rates of gun ownership as America and you don't see cops come up with guns blazing like they do here | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | EdwardDiego 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If Canada is like New Zealand, which also has a similarly high rate of gun ownership - it's largely different types of guns - that is, guns for hunting, not for killing people - very hard to conceal a rifle or shotgun compared to a pistol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | dogemaster2025 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Let’s bring data: Civilian firearms per 100 people: - US = 120.5 vs Canada = 34.7 Share of adults with guns: - US = 32% vs Canada = 19% Share who CARRY a gun: - US = 26% of handgun owners carry all the time and 32% most of the time vs Canada = almost nobody carries Source: ChatGPT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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