only full ban on all guns reduces homicide.
Here in the UK with a population of about 70 million. We have on average 25 gun homicides each year.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402232/england-and-wale...
Over there in the USA with a population of about 350 million. they have on average 12,000 gun homicides each year.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/249803/number-of-homicid...
USA = 5 times the UK population but 480 times the amount of people killed with a gun
simple maths says guns are not good.
give people guns and they will shoot other people. Its not that hard.
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incomingpain•7mo ago
In Canada we set a legal precedent. An Iraqi teen was illegally in possession of a handgun, illegally used it in self-defence. Never denied any of this.
His claimed because Toronto is like a warzone; which is true. Toronto went from one of the safest cities in north america to a warzone recently.
He was acquitted by a jury. Setting the legal precedent that concealed carry is now allowed in Canada.
This is fantastic news.
If you look at the USA, they've had massive decreases in violent crime everywhere they implemented constitutional carry.
We absolutely need to not appeal this acquittal, which the crown has no basis for appeal, and simply unban handguns, license and register them, and allow concealed carry.