Indigenous murder rates are shockingly high
A recent murder in rural Canada has captured headlines, but news reports ignore the elephant in the room: indigenous murder rates are shockingly high. Aboriginal…
Canada
CBC gets it wrong on suicide!
CBC gets it wrong on suicide. The seriously mentally ill are NOT allowed to own or buy guns. Although I’d agree that anyone at immediate risk…
Do more guns mean more crime?
Rural Canada is “gun country.” But do more guns mean more crime? In 2017 StatsCan reported that both violent crime and property crime rates were…
Defending responsible firearms owners
Defending responsible firearms owners is never more important than on December 6th. Did you know the report by the Montreal coroner undermines the claims of…
Canadian homicide trends
Recent Canadian homicide trends undermine claims of anti-gun activists. Just 10% of homicides involve spousal victims, and guns are not the typical weapon used. Knives…
Gun control cannot protect victims
Gun control cannot protect victims from killers. Canada’s gun laws prove it. Both Kim Campbell (in 1991) and Jean Chrétien (in 1995) justified bringing in…
Does gun control work?
Gun control proponents assume that clamping down on guns stops murderers. But does gun control work? Over the past few decades, a variety of jurisdictions…
Shootings in Las Vegas bring out red herrings
The horrific shootings in Las Vegas have attracted excited calls for more gun control in Canada as well as the United States. Most are just…
Mass Homicide and Canada
This post is by Dr. Caillin Langmann, MD, PhD, FRCPSC, ABEM. Professor of Medicine, McMaster University. It may be downloaded from SSRN. Tragedies as…
Most gun crimes are paper crimes – just administrative violations
Most crimes that involve guns are paper crimes; just administrative violations, not violent crimes. There are no victims; no criminal intent; rarely any violence; just…