An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

The rate of gun ownership in the US is much higher than most comparable
countries, with approximately 42.8% of American household owning
firearms, including 17.6% owning handguns in 2005. The developed country
with the next highest ownership rate was Finland, where 37.9% of the
population owning firearms, though only 6.3% owned handguns. Switzerland
was the country with the second highest handgun ownership, at 10.3%,
with an overall rate of 28.6% for all firearms. In Canada, 15.5% of
households own firearms, with 2.9% owning handguns.

Where there are more guns, more deaths usually follow. The death rate
by firearms in the United States was 10.2 per 100,000 people in 2009,
for a total of 31,347 deaths. This is nearly as many as in car
accidents, where 34,485 Americans died that same year. The American rate
of death by firearms is nearly twice as high as the nearest other
developed country, again Finland, with a rate of 4.47 in 2008. In
Canada, the rate was 2.5 in 2009, while the UK had only 0.25 in 2011.

Some studies have examined the link between gun ownership rates and
firearm death rates, with one comparing rates in Canada, the US,
England/Wales and Australia. It concluded that 92 percent of the
variance in death rates was explained by differences in access to
firearms. The rates of death from firearms in Canada in the United
States have also been studied, with one of the most well-known analyses
being a comparison of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British
Columbia that showed that despite similarities in size and demographics,
the rate of firearm homicide is considerably different as a result of
the differences in the availability of firearms in the two countries.

Like with overall firearm deaths, the consequences of permissive access
to firearms can also be seen in homicide and crime statistics. The US
homicide rate (per 100,000) committed without guns is only slightly
higher (1.4 times) than the Canadian rate. However the rate of homicide
with guns in the U.S. is 6 times higher than that seen in Canada and the
rate of homicide with handguns in the U.S. (2.41 per 100,000) is 7 times
higher than the Canadian rate (0.33 per 100,000). The pattern with
robbery is similar. In the United States, there were more than 408,000
robberies in 2009, 36 percent of them with firearms, with a rate of 55
per 100,000. In Canada, in contrast, there were 32,200 robberies, 14
percent of them with firearms, for a rate of 13 per 100,000. Yet the
rates of robberies without firearms are roughly the same in the two
countries. (Click on this link for table and graphs)


http://tinyurl.com/mpm4fa6

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.


So trash your guns, dip.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

===

And as a gun owner yourself, I'm sure you'd agree that's all by
constitutional design thanks to the intelligence of our forefathers.
Oh, I forget, you're from wimpy european immigrant stock, make that my
forefathers not yours.

On 7/28/13 8:45 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

===

And as a gun owner yourself, I'm sure you'd agree that's all by
constitutional design thanks to the intelligence of our forefathers.
Oh, I forget, you're from wimpy european immigrant stock, make that my
forefathers not yours.


I don't believe the forefathers envisioned the sort of gun nut society
we've become. I had no idea you were a Daughter of the American
Revolution...well, too much inbreeding in your line, I suppose.

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:45:51 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

===

And as a gun owner yourself, I'm sure you'd agree that's all by
constitutional design thanks to the intelligence of our forefathers.
Oh, I forget, you're from wimpy european immigrant stock, make that my
forefathers not yours.

What an asshole. As if you or he had a choice in the matter.

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:39:13 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

The rate of gun ownership in the US is much higher than most comparable
countries, with approximately 42.8% of American household owning
firearms, including 17.6% owning handguns in 2005. The developed country
with the next highest ownership rate was Finland, where 37.9% of the
population owning firearms, though only 6.3% owned handguns. Switzerland
was the country with the second highest handgun ownership, at 10.3%,
with an overall rate of 28.6% for all firearms. In Canada, 15.5% of
households own firearms, with 2.9% owning handguns.

Where there are more guns, more deaths usually follow. The death rate
by firearms in the United States was 10.2 per 100,000 people in 2009,
for a total of 31,347 deaths. This is nearly as many as in car
accidents, where 34,485 Americans died that same year. The American rate
of death by firearms is nearly twice as high as the nearest other
developed country, again Finland, with a rate of 4.47 in 2008. In
Canada, the rate was 2.5 in 2009, while the UK had only 0.25 in 2011.

Some studies have examined the link between gun ownership rates and
firearm death rates, with one comparing rates in Canada, the US,
England/Wales and Australia. It concluded that 92 percent of the
variance in death rates was explained by differences in access to
firearms. The rates of death from firearms in Canada in the United
States have also been studied, with one of the most well-known analyses
being a comparison of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British
Columbia that showed that despite similarities in size and demographics,
the rate of firearm homicide is considerably different as a result of
the differences in the availability of firearms in the two countries.

Like with overall firearm deaths, the consequences of permissive access
to firearms can also be seen in homicide and crime statistics. The US
homicide rate (per 100,000) committed without guns is only slightly
higher (1.4 times) than the Canadian rate. However the rate of homicide
with guns in the U.S. is 6 times higher than that seen in Canada and the
rate of homicide with handguns in the U.S. (2.41 per 100,000) is 7 times
higher than the Canadian rate (0.33 per 100,000). The pattern with
robbery is similar. In the United States, there were more than 408,000
robberies in 2009, 36 percent of them with firearms, with a rate of 55
per 100,000. In Canada, in contrast, there were 32,200 robberies, 14
percent of them with firearms, for a rate of 13 per 100,000. Yet the
rates of robberies without firearms are roughly the same in the two
countries. (Click on this link for table and graphs)


http://tinyurl.com/mpm4fa6

Australia is always the poster child for gun control laws but the
reality is the trend line for murders did not change in any
perceptible way when they banned and confiscated most of the guns.
Certainly less people were killed by guns but they still found a way.

But no more mass murders, to date.

On 7/29/13 2:59 AM, jps wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:45:51 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

===

And as a gun owner yourself, I'm sure you'd agree that's all by
constitutional design thanks to the intelligence of our forefathers.
Oh, I forget, you're from wimpy european immigrant stock, make that my
forefathers not yours.

What an asshole. As if you or he had a choice in the matter.



And while I had no choice in the matter, I'm proud to be a mutt because
I know that none of my ancestors who I know anything about lived close
enough to the families they married into to have married first cousins.

My wimpy grandfather and his brother *walked* from a town outside Moscow
to Bremerhaver in Germany and worked whatever odd jobs they could find
along the way to earn enough for passage to the United States.

In article , says...

On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:39:13 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

The rate of gun ownership in the US is much higher than most comparable
countries, with approximately 42.8% of American household owning
firearms, including 17.6% owning handguns in 2005. The developed country
with the next highest ownership rate was Finland, where 37.9% of the
population owning firearms, though only 6.3% owned handguns. Switzerland
was the country with the second highest handgun ownership, at 10.3%,
with an overall rate of 28.6% for all firearms. In Canada, 15.5% of
households own firearms, with 2.9% owning handguns.

Where there are more guns, more deaths usually follow. The death rate
by firearms in the United States was 10.2 per 100,000 people in 2009,
for a total of 31,347 deaths. This is nearly as many as in car
accidents, where 34,485 Americans died that same year. The American rate
of death by firearms is nearly twice as high as the nearest other
developed country, again Finland, with a rate of 4.47 in 2008. In
Canada, the rate was 2.5 in 2009, while the UK had only 0.25 in 2011.

Some studies have examined the link between gun ownership rates and
firearm death rates, with one comparing rates in Canada, the US,
England/Wales and Australia. It concluded that 92 percent of the
variance in death rates was explained by differences in access to
firearms. The rates of death from firearms in Canada in the United
States have also been studied, with one of the most well-known analyses
being a comparison of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British
Columbia that showed that despite similarities in size and demographics,
the rate of firearm homicide is considerably different as a result of
the differences in the availability of firearms in the two countries.

Like with overall firearm deaths, the consequences of permissive access
to firearms can also be seen in homicide and crime statistics. The US
homicide rate (per 100,000) committed without guns is only slightly
higher (1.4 times) than the Canadian rate. However the rate of homicide
with guns in the U.S. is 6 times higher than that seen in Canada and the
rate of homicide with handguns in the U.S. (2.41 per 100,000) is 7 times
higher than the Canadian rate (0.33 per 100,000). The pattern with
robbery is similar. In the United States, there were more than 408,000
robberies in 2009, 36 percent of them with firearms, with a rate of 55
per 100,000. In Canada, in contrast, there were 32,200 robberies, 14
percent of them with firearms, for a rate of 13 per 100,000. Yet the
rates of robberies without firearms are roughly the same in the two
countries. (Click on this link for table and graphs)


http://tinyurl.com/mpm4fa6

Australia is always the poster child for gun control laws but the
reality is the trend line for murders did not change in any
perceptible way when they banned and confiscated most of the guns.
Certainly less people were killed by guns but they still found a way.

But no more mass murders, to date.

We have had numerous mass murders in the USA that did not involve firearms.

On 7/29/2013 7:15 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 7/29/13 2:59 AM, jps wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:45:51 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:43:44 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

An Overview of Gun Control in US, Canada and Globally

The United States stands out among developed countries for being
home to
approximately one third of all firearms in the world and weak controls
on access to firearms.

===

And as a gun owner yourself, I'm sure you'd agree that's all by
constitutional design thanks to the intelligence of our forefathers.
Oh, I forget, you're from wimpy european immigrant stock, make that my
forefathers not yours.

What an asshole. As if you or he had a choice in the matter.



And while I had no choice in the matter, I'm proud to be a mutt because
I know that none of my ancestors who I know anything about lived close
enough to the families they married into to have married first cousins.

My wimpy grandfather and his brother *walked* from a town outside Moscow
to Bremerhaver in Germany and worked whatever odd jobs they could find
along the way to earn enough for passage to the United States.

That makes you well suited for protest marches, but we know you are too
lazy to do so. The odd job gene is a perfect fit.

On 7/29/13 12:55 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:59:45 -0700, jps wrote:

Australia is always the poster child for gun control laws but the
reality is the trend line for murders did not change in any
perceptible way when they banned and confiscated most of the guns.
Certainly less people were killed by guns but they still found a way.

But no more mass murders, to date.

Mass killings are such an insignificant part of the murder rate that
they get lost in the noise, statistically. It is just what the TV
chooses to report.
They have a "Newtown" in the black community every week and it barely
makes the paper.
The only time a dead black guy makes the news is if a white guy kills
him. Then it is a national disaster.


"Everything is equal, and nothing is worse than anything else, so,
therefore, a white kid who busts into a school and kills 20 kids and a
few teachers, and a white kid who shoots up a movie theater and kills 12
people and wounds 70 others, and two white kids who shoot up a Colorado
school and kill 12 and shoot up 24 others, and so on and so forth, ad
nauseum, are the equivalent of our normal quota of daily murders, some
of which are committed by blacks, some by whites, and some by people of
other races, and therefore the mass murders should not be reported by
the TV news because, well, because virtually all the mass murders are
committed by whites and that makes us whitey racists look bad."

Got it.