In U.S.A. there is free use of guns which results in crime. But is the scenario more or less same in Canada ?
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Unless you live in a Utopian society, there will always be crime. As long as there is poverty along side wealth, there will be crime.   It's true, guns are illegal in Canada, and you certainly can't buy one at Walmart like you can in the States. But guns are still smuggled in from the States and are used to kill.  \n\nIt's my position that if you have a gun, you're more likely to use it at the first sign of trouble than if you only had a knife or your fists to rely on.
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I live in the United States and the 2nd Amendment grants each citizen the right to keep and bear arms.  In the recent past, there have been attempts by Democrats to misinterpret our constitution and claim that the 2nd Amendment applies only to the military.  Well, they are wrong and I'd be very surprised if they ever succeed in taking away our 2nd Amendment right (please research the Emerson case for more specifics on what I'm referring to).\n\nPrivate citizens need guns for many purposes.  Hunting for sport and meat has been and continues to be a right exercised by millions of law abiding Americans.  Some of us collect guns because we simply enjoy the fine craftsmanship of a well made firearm.  Some of us shoot for sport and target practice as a form of recreation and honing our skills.  As for using firearms as weapons against people, there is much evidence to indicate that a criminal will be quite reluctant to attack a person if there is a possibilty that that person is armed.  I feel quite confident that my  parents, wife, children, and numerous other friends and relatives are well equipped with the proper skills and weapons to defend themselves if they should ever be attacked by a life-threatening criminal.  If more people practiced their skills, and responsibly carried firearms, there would be a much reduced threat of criminal attack.  Once a person has been convicted of a violent crime, his 2nd Amendment right should be taken from him.  Those of us who enjoy guns in a responible manner, however, should be allowed to pursue our hobby in whatever way we wish, without the threat of uninformed people threatening to take away our rights.  Guns are dangerous weapons at times, but in the right hands they can be used responsibly and are an integral part of how this country came to be in the first place.  Before anyone spouts off about gun lovers who are hiding in bunkers, harboring irrational fears, and making ready to commit mass killings, you should consider the fact that most gun owners are not weirdos who want to kill you.  Our guns are much less dangerous to society that your teenage kids, riding around drunk in their new sports cars that you bought for them......\n\nFor Bob D.:  "A well regulated militia being neccessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".  I expected someone to try to misinterpret this again.....it keeps happening and we keep proving you wrong.  As I said, please research the Emerson case to see what the Courts have to say about this.  And, Bob, please cover up your bare arms!  The correct word is BEAR.
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I believe it does, because most criminals do not buy there guns legally. Criminals will always find a way to get guns, by gun control you just take them away from the people who are defending their homes. Look at Australia for example, gun related violence as went through the rood since they banned guns!
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It is better to have a gun and not need it then to need it and not have it.\n\nThe government has proven that it can NOT protect it\ns citizens.  It can only react AFTER a crime is committed.\n\nIf someone claims citizens should not have guns, suggest that they prove their commitment by putting a "Gun Free Home" sign in front of their house.  I doubt if they will because then criminals will target them since the possibility of an armed home owner is one of the best deterients.
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Do you consider a nice answer one that disagrees with you?\n\nI never saw so much property for rent in a large city as when I visited Toronto, until I went to Montreal.  Canada is not one of the richest nations in the world.  Its GDP is less than either Texas or California.\n\nWhen it comes to getting pills, sure Canada is great.  When it comes to getting surgery, Canadians flee to the states because the treatment end of Canadian medicine sucks.\n\nIf you consider that 45% of money earned in Canada is returned to the government in taxes, not counting any consumption taxes, as a fair tax, then we can never agree on "fair" taxes.\n\nI guess in America we recognize that rights are guaranteed by virtue of human existence, and that all rights come from God.  That is the crux of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.  Canadians believe, according to your governmental documents, that rights are granted by the government.\n\nPlus. I still remember the fascist boot crunching your so called nice and free Canadian government did to the FLQ and other Quebecois.  You Canadians are free so long as the government lets you be free.  In America, we are free because we preserve our freedom with our guns, and can end our government any time as necessary to prevent tyranny.\n\nStill love mayo on my hot dogs, though.
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YeS! Our world would be a much better place if we could just smoke a hooter every now and then...it is not harmful. It makes you so mellow and happy! Did you ever know a mean pot head? They are always so sharing. I heard that in Canada somewhere it is legal and their crime rate is so much lower than the US's.  The govt. it just pissed they cant tax the stuff.
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Depends on where you live.\n\nIn New York City, you can't. That's why there is no crime there.\n\nIn one town in George it is mandatory that all adults be armed. And they really have no crime there.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, thank you for identifying upfront that this is a homework assignment!\n\nI believe that any person who is not a convicted felon has the right to possess guns (and ammunition) in their home. I was brought up around guns, and taught a healthy respect for them. I realize many people have not been brought up around guns, and may have a healthy fear of guns ...I respect this. \n\nThe decision to possess firearms in the home is a personal decision, plain and simple! A firearm in the home may serve one or many of multiple purposes: recreation (sport shooting), occupation (a tool of one's job), collection (a person's hobby), hunting (putting food on one's table), or defense (protecting one's loved ones and home). \n\nYes, I know in today's modern society most people do not "need" to hunt. For some, this is not a choice ... it supplements their income or its their choice to have leaner meats that are free of steriods which are not available at your local grocery store!\n\nI know it is an old cliche, but it is coming more to life every day ... when honest people no longer have guns, only criminals will have guns. With the increasing number of home invasions, often being perpetrated by members of the drug culture, a "911" call will not hold them at bay until the police arrive. In today's society, as much as in the past, the individual has a right and obligation to protect themselves and their loved ones!\n\nGood luck!
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Agree.  Criminials like for their victims to be unarmed.  The only thing a gun law ever did was cause crime rates to go up, because criminals are no longer afraid they might get shot.
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Handgun ownership is illegal in the UK and in the UK home invasion robbery is on the rise.  When a population is unarmed, then criminals can rampage the countryside without much danger of a homeowner protecting his family and property.\n\nThis is an ugly side effect of banning gun ownership.\n\nWe in the USA can still own guns and it is LAW given us by the Second Amendment.
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You also cannot own a gun without draconian measures. I was at an debate forum and I was listening to a Canadian gun control advocate debate the NRA president. It was not going well for her and towards the end she barked"why do Americans think they deserve all of that freedom, do they think they're re better than us?"\n\nMy answer to that is when did the Canadians stop deserving to be free? I lived in Canada for about a year and I liked it. It was some time ago I would not do it now. It has become a police state, the socialists have taken over and there is no freedom. I hope you can get your country back.
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If you're looking for crime statistics, I suggest www.guncite.com  Some pretty interesting information there, reagardless of which side of the gun debate you're on.
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Canada....our crime rate is lower...health care is better...(proven by 2005 Harvard (American) study), we are not hated around the world, we have a better social safety net.  I love Canada.  I don't hate our friends in the states....they are relatively the same...just some poor political angles.
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Most guns sold by gun manufacturers are to the militias of the world.  A well made gun can last a lifetime, but solders are really tough on them, and the world's militarys are always upgrading to newer better weapons, so that they aren't behind in the arms race with their potential enemies.  Hold ups?  Give me a break.  Criminals don't buy their guns at walmart or a gun store.  They get them from the black market, and are almost always stolen.  When was the last time a hold up or robbery involved a hunting rifle?  Give me a break.  Thugs use cheap guns made by foreign gun manufactures.   Punk wannabe thugs don't use AR-15s, M14s, M1s, Super Blackhawks, etc.  These guns cost big bucks, especially on the black market because they are so well made, and made in the USA, so tracking of them is very tight.  No, they use cheap imports that cost less than $200 brand new.  Now these crap guns should be banned.
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Gun control is very strict.  I lived there for 17 years and never saw a gun for sale except in the hunting section of sporting goods stores.  Drive-by and random shootings are virtually unknown there.
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The foundation of your question is false.  The American soldiers are not killing anyone to achieve any degree of pleasure.  America targets those who are terrorists.  In so doing it is possible that civilians will be injured or killed.  Unlike other countries, if an American soldier does something outside of policy, they will be arrested and if convicted, they will be punished.\n\nThat having an armed people (vis a vis the United States) is bad totally is a misunderstanding.  In the areas with the highest per capita legal gun ownership, crime is very low.  Deaths by gun in the United States are primarily by criminals or accident.  Accidental death by gun drops relative to an increase of gun safety instruction.  Studies have demonstrated that annually  there are about 2,000,000 incidents where an armed citizen have saved lives.
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Yes. Most of us have done something in our lives that we are not proud of. Sometimes in was over 20 years ago when we were younger and not very wise in our ways. Even those who are offenders pay taxes, therfore we are people under the constitution with inalienable rights (see constitution).  \nPerhaps a regulation on the type or how many firearms would be more appropriate for non-violent offenders.