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Yeah, for sure. C'mon up to Canada. Nobody has guns in households here in order to feel safe. We don't need 'em. It's all those guns south of the border that we have to thank for our gunless sense of security, of course. But yeah, a whole country where people feel safe without the need to bear arms. We save a lot on bullets, too, of course.
Right now I'm in Las Vegas. From my hotel window, I can see an ammunition store. Today I drove past not just gun shops, but places that did *custom* guns. You guys are so deep into this shit that you can't imagine life without it. You ought to get out more.
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The U.S.'s neighbor to the north also has outstandingly low gun casualty statistics. In 2009, there were 0.5 deaths per 100,000 from gun homicide — only 173 people. Still, the ownership is comparatively high — there are 23.8 firearms per 100 people in the country.
There is no legal right to possess arms in Canada. It takes sixty days to buy a gun there, and there is mandatory licensing for gun owners. Gun owners pursuing a license must have third-party references, take a safety training course and pass a background check with a focus on mental, criminal and addiction histories.
Licensing agents are required to advise an applicant's spouse or next-of-kin prior to granting a license, and licenses are denied to applicants with any past history of domestic violence. Buyers in private sales of weapons must pass official background checks.
Canadian civilians aren't allowed to possess automatic weapons, handguns with a barrel shorter than 10.5 cm or any modified handgun, rifle or shotgun. Most semi-automatic assault weapons are also banned. As a result of exemptions, several kinds of assault weapons are still legal in Canada, although this has been the source of some controversy.
Read more: These Laws Are The Reason Canada, Australia, Japan And The UK Have Such Low Gun Homicide Rates - Business Insider