So Stephen Harper is angrin' up the true-blues blood and telling them to demand that MPs support the dismantling of the federal Gun Registry?
No doubt just starving the department in charge of registering long guns and eliminating penalties for non-compliance haven't done the job -- or anything else the so-called leader could concoct in three years as Prime Minister.
Yep, I guess those who favour private member's bill C-301 should first contact the misguided police association, who seem to think registering a firearm could prevent problems and help them do their job. I bet those silly police chiefs don't even think MPs should promote the distribution of a cool handgun, either. Let it be said that not all long-gun owners and fans are crazed, unstable and dangerous. It only takes one, or two, or three rotten apples to ruin a crateful. But why should we force the heavy burden of registration on all gun owners just because of the occasional criminal, often murderous, act? Well, they were criminals after they killed, so thus, not part of the 'law-abiding' long gun majority.
In the winter time, he was trying to spark a unity crisis, in the spring its incite anger amongst gun owners. Uniting people for the purpose of being bitter and angry. That's some way to win over Canadians' hearts and minds.
Apparently, I can see why Jason Kenney was so against letting a British MP from coming here with crazy ideas and possibly fuel support of hatred. His leader doesn't like the competition...
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Listening to some conservatives you would think the case against Gun Registry was open and shut: it does no good at all full stop.
However is the evidence consistent with such a stance? Hardly. Judge for yourself.
The suicide rate in Canada peaked at 15.2 in 1978, dipped below 12 for the first time in 32 years in 2000 and reached a post 1970 low of 11.3 in 2004.
The average suicide rate per year between 1970 and 1976 was 13.35, between 1977 and 1983 it was 14.5, between 1984 and 1990 it was 13.1, between 1991 and 1997 it was 13 and between 1998 to 2004 it was 12.
The number of suicides by firearm in Canada dropped from a high of 1287 in 1978 to a low of 568 in 2004. There was an average of 1033 fire arm suicides per year between 1970 and 1976, 1197 between 1977 and 1983, 1084 between 1984 and 1990, 970 between 1991 and 1997 and 682 between 1998 and 2004.
The number of accidental shooting deaths in Canada stood at 143 in 1971 and has generally declined since then; a low of 20 was reached in 2000. There was an average of 117 accidental shooting deaths per year between 1970 and 1976, 70 between 1977 and 1983, 62.3 between 1984 and 1990, 50.1 between 1991 and 1997 and 28.1 between 1998 and 2004.
The rate of homicide in Canada peaked in 1975 at 3.03 per 100,000 and has dropped since then, reaching lower peaks in 1985 (2.72 per 100,000) and 1991 (2.69 per 100,000) while declining to 1.73 per 100,000 in 2003. The average murder rate between 1970 and 1976 was 2.52, between 1977 and 1983 it was 2.67, between 1984 and 1990 it was 2.41, between 1991 and 1997 it was 2.23 and between 1998 and 2004 it was 1.82.
The number of homicides as a percentage of the number attempted homicides has increased. In other words, the attempted homicide rate has fallen even further than the homicide rate.
Thanks for the stats. These numbers demonstrate how the trend has been improving, and one has to consider the use of the fire arms registry as part of the reason. While I understand the angst felt by the rural community and their own feelings for long guns, its in the urban regions where I think Harper is totally tone deaf here. But this could be strategically trying to save some of the houses in rural Ontario while inciting his base to give more. My guess his party has seen the taps get a little drier during the start of this year...
Koby... not sure if you've checked the stat for the number of times the police access the registry, and how many murders of police officers it has prevented, but those numbers are also telling...
Police forces uses the registry - A LOT. The numbers prove it.
The registry saves LIVES, and you can't put a price on even one life.
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