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OK so if we extract the gang bangers from the shooting things in Canada, 2 or 3 people die of gunshots every year. And a dozen with knives.



John,

I enjoyed the debate from the sideline but the statement above prompted me to do a little research. Now unless you are saying, or believe every homicide is a gangbang, your numbers are a bit off, still low but not 2-3 per year. Here is what I found directly from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police website:

Firearm Deaths In Canada

• From 1970 to 1996, approximately 37,399 individuals died or were killed as a result of gun shot wounds. This accounts for an average of 1,385 deaths per year over 27 years.

Not sure why but I could not find figures later than 1996 but unless the trends depicted on the accompanying charts on this site did a complete 180 I would only imagine the numbers to be considerably higher. So just a head's up . . . you might want to think about locking that screen door in the not too distant future.

Later,

Danny C.
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