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At a high level what are the differences in laws in Canada that make guns more restricted than in the US?
<p>What laws make it so that guns are less used in Canada than certain US states?</p>
<p>In both places a person is allowed to keep a gun with them in their home. Hypothetically they can use the gun in appropriate places (such as a shooting range) so what's to stop them from carrying it around and if question say they are just on their way to the range.</p>
<p>In Canada are you not allowed to use a gun even for self defense?</p>

<h2>At a “high level”, the US Constitution guarantees a right to bear arms; no other nation’s does that</h2>
<p>This means that any restrictions that the Federal or State governments wish to place on armaments are subject to <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_scrutiny" rel="nofollow noreferrer">strict scrutiny</a>. The government has to demonstrate in court that the law or regulation is necessary to achieve a &quot;compelling state interest&quot;.</p>
<p>In every other nation on Earth, if a government wants to ban or restrict a weapon, they can. In most places, the elected representatives of the people have decided that allowing children and mentally ill  people to have automatic weapons on the street is a bad idea. Most of their constituents agree.</p>
