2nd Ammendment Rights: Should Guns Be Banned?

[Sean Conway]

Originally posted by J 188
In Canada it is illegal to own a firearm (unless you are a law enforcer) - of course this doesn't prevent people from obtaining guns if they really really want to (i.e. black market) - but the numbers show that there are alot less shooting deaths in Canada than in the US. And you wouldn't really need a gun for personal protection, because without a whole bunch of guns floating around, you would have less to protect yourself from.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but in Canada firearms are not illegal but are subject to greater regulation.

In fact, some of the data from Canada supports the pro-gun argument. Canada has 7 million+ guns, but very few gun-related homicides. This would seem to indicate that the gun violence problems tend to be more of a societal issue than a gun issue.