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> The US has the highest gun ownership (1.2 per capita), double the country next on the list. And, looking at the list [1], gun ownership does not seem to corr
by luckylion 6y ago
> The US has the highest gun ownership (1.2 per capita), double the country next on the list.
And, looking at the list [1], gun ownership does not seem to correlate highly with crimes involving guns. Honduras is #55 according to Wikipedia, Canada is #7. So why aren't Canadian cops constantly in fear for their life, but Hondurans are? It does not seem to be the number of guns.
It'll still be a nice thing, I guess. But it's hard to do and takes decades to have impact if you don't have a very compliant population.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_g...
- cameldrv 6y agoOne issue is that in almost every other country, handgun ownership is much more restricted. A police officer is much less likely to be surprised by someone pulling out a hunting rifle or shotgun. You can't just carry one of those around in your glove compartment or in a concealed holster.
- cal5k 6y agoThose shootings almost never involve CCW-holders. It's often people with prior felony convictions who own firearms illegally. In Canada there are lots of gang members who carry illegal handguns. We just don't have the same degree of poverty as some parts of the US (even though our GDP/capita is significantly lower).
- cameldrv 6y agoThere are just less handguns in Canada period. The U.S. has roughly one handgun for every two people. In Canada it's about one handgun per 35 people.