Comments on: Gun Violence in Canada http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gun-violence-in-canada An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katrina http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-803 Katrina Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:41:34 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-803 Banning guns is stupid...we should concentrate on stoping the violence -learning what causes people to do this and putting them away from where they will harm others- instead of banning from the innocent people who mean no harm. I mean, I'm 17 and I can figure that out! Banning guns is stupid…we should concentrate on stoping the violence -learning what causes people to do this and putting them away from where they will harm others- instead of banning from the innocent people who mean no harm. I mean, I'm 17 and I can figure that out!

]]> By: bryden http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-802 bryden Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:31:39 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-802 I do agree that the gun registry helps the police identify homes with firearms before they respond to a call at a residence but the gun registry does not stop gang shootings and neither will banning hand guns. criminals and gang members do not use registered or legaly aquired guns anyway, and all a ban would do is disarm the honest law abiding citizens. just my opinion. I do agree that the gun registry helps the police identify homes with firearms before they respond to a call at a residence but the gun registry does not stop gang shootings and neither will banning hand guns. criminals and gang members do not use registered or legaly aquired guns anyway, and all a ban would do is disarm the honest law abiding citizens. just my opinion.

]]> By: Steven Alexander http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-801 Steven Alexander Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:17:04 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-801 Wow I had no idea how low your gun crime is even thow you share the same firearm heritage as the United States and have about the same laws. thats just goes to prove that people are the problem and guns are just a tool. Stop the criminal from haveing the gun the the law abiding citizen Suport you legal gun ownership Wow I had no idea how low your gun crime is even thow you share the same firearm heritage as the United States and have about the same laws. thats just goes to prove that people are the problem and guns are just a tool. Stop the criminal from haveing the gun the the law abiding citizen Suport you legal gun ownership

]]> By: carole douaire http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-800 carole douaire Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:46:11 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-800 Carly... So is a chain saw....or a vehicle. LEARN how to use the bloody thing. (NPI Carly… So is a chain saw….or a vehicle. LEARN how to use the bloody thing. (NPI

]]> By: bryce http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-799 bryce Wed, 06 May 2009 13:27:19 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-799 guns are deadly........hawt guns are deadly……..hawt

]]> By: Carly http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-798 Carly Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:07:28 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-798 Even if everyone had a gun, that doesn't mean that everyone would know how to handle them. While trying to defend themselves, many civilians end up harming themselves or innocent bystanders because they don't know how to operate that type of weapon. This is why arming the country isn't the best solution. Also, there are less...deadly...weapons such as pepper spray and mace. Sometimes, that minute or so it takes for the assailant to regain their vision is all it takes to get away. Even if everyone had a gun, that doesn't mean that everyone would know how to handle them. While trying to defend themselves, many civilians end up harming themselves or innocent bystanders because they don't know how to operate that type of weapon. This is why arming the country isn't the best solution. Also, there are less…deadly…weapons such as pepper spray and mace. Sometimes, that minute or so it takes for the assailant to regain their vision is all it takes to get away.

]]> By: Dwayne http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-797 Dwayne Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:26:52 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-797 Even if all legal gun owners gave up their guns, there will still be gun violence. Criminals are not legal gun owners, they use black market guns. So to them, the ban does not apply. After all, there's a ban on illegal drugs, but that doesn't stop the drug trade either. If every law abiding adult had a loaded hand gun holstered on them, then the criminals wouldn't be inclined to use their illegal guns. Women wouldn't get attacked by knife wielding rapists, burglers wouldn't enter buildings. Schools wouldn't get attacked by social retards. And morons like Charlie would shut up! Even if all legal gun owners gave up their guns, there will still be gun violence. Criminals are not legal gun owners, they use black market guns. So to them, the ban does not apply. After all, there's a ban on illegal drugs, but that doesn't stop the drug trade either.

If every law abiding adult had a loaded hand gun holstered on them, then the criminals wouldn't be inclined to use their illegal guns. Women wouldn't get attacked by knife wielding rapists, burglers wouldn't enter buildings. Schools wouldn't get attacked by social retards. And morons like Charlie would shut up!

]]> By: charlie.... http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-796 charlie.... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:30:09 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-796 man.... why people wanna b bannin dem guns. what me n my bnoys gonna do tan eat?n cant stick no body up, cant rob no store, cant blast a man that gona kill me if i was slangin drugs....fuck a ban and paul martin the B**** A**n motherF******. sum 1 should make him a statistic. 590 million...get people out the ghetto man. save sum for me, s***, i could put it ta better use than that goof. he wont even fly a f***** canadian flag on his company boats n he was primeminister. S*** im 16 n i can see he is an idiot. maybe next time when we have an election i should go look in the crack spot for a candidate. man…. why people wanna b bannin dem guns. what me n my bnoys gonna do tan eat?n cant stick no body up, cant rob no store, cant blast a man that gona kill me if i was slangin drugs….fuck a ban and paul martin the B**** A**n motherF******. sum 1 should make him a statistic. 590 million…get people out the ghetto man. save sum for me, s***, i could put it ta better use than that goof. he wont even fly a f***** canadian flag on his company boats n he was primeminister. S*** im 16 n i can see he is an idiot. maybe next time when we have an election i should go look in the crack spot for a candidate.

]]> By: BBSB http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-795 BBSB Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:44:09 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-795 Scuse me Scuse me

]]> By: Steven Kendrick http://www.saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-794 Steven Kendrick Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:53:57 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2005/12/09/gun-violence-in-canada/#comment-794 A better statistic was the cost of the UK handgun ban. According to the National Audit Office and the Home Office the cost of the handgun ban was £97 million (including admin costs), and that was in GB where there were 200,000 handguns, of which 160,000 were surrendered for compensation. According to the Canadian Firearm Centre, there are around 1.1 million registered handguns in Canada, assume that 80% of those are surrendered for compensation, that means 880,000 handguns. Take into account inflation since the British handgun ban and you're looking at a compensation cost around $1.3 billion by my reckoning. A better statistic was the cost of the UK handgun ban. According to the National Audit Office and the Home Office the cost of the handgun ban was £97 million (including admin costs), and that was in GB where there were 200,000 handguns, of which 160,000 were surrendered for compensation.

According to the Canadian Firearm Centre, there are around 1.1 million registered handguns in Canada, assume that 80% of those are surrendered for compensation, that means 880,000 handguns. Take into account inflation since the British handgun ban and you're looking at a compensation cost around $1.3 billion by my reckoning.

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