2nd Ammendment Rights: Should Guns Be Banned?

[Justin 188]

Originally posted by Sean Conway


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.

You're right about guns being subject to greater regulation - but for all intensive purposes, guns are banned. Yes you can still get a gun, but the process is so elaborate and tedious that most people don't bother. Given this, I'm pretty sure that most of those 7 million+ guns comes from the military and police.