Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Ottawa gunman launched attack with slow-loading, John Wayne-style rifle: experts [View all]jimmy the one
(2,708 posts)Johnston: As for the link, check it again. It is a study {by Langmann} showing that as Canada made their gun laws stricter, it had no effect.
I see you're back posting & endorsing rightwing studies made by either gunnuts or opponents of gun control: noted Dr. Langmanns history of advocating against gun legislation. In 2010, he took a stand against a {physicians} resolution in support of the registry. The gun registry has hurt and killed people, wrote Dr. Langmann in a widely circulated May 2010 letter. Dr. Langmanns Facebook page also notes his membership in the online groups for the National Rifle Association and Against the Gun Registry.
And whattayaknow dear readers? Langemann's study found that, surprise surprise, gun control in Canada had no affect. BUT: A Université de Montrèal study published in the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Justice similarly examined Canadian firearms homicide rates since 1974. The study also factored in external influences such as immigrant populations, the proportion of young men between the ages of 15 and 24 and the per-capita consumption of beer. That study, however, found that Canadian gun legislation was responsible for 5% to 10% drops in firearms homicides.
So go soak your head Johnston, stop posting biased studies from gunnuts & claiming they're fact.
AND: Mr. Langmanns study also does not cover suicide, which accounts for nearly 3/4 of all firearms-related deaths in Canada... a Quebec Institute of Health study found that male suicide rates declined notably following the introduction of firearms legislation. http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/10/05/gun-control-homicide-rates-not-linked-study/
Johnston: No it {Canadian gun laws & policy) doesn't, in fact criminals don't go to gun stores in the US, nor do they go to gun shows.
DUh, Johnston, u a glutton for punishment: or if its being smuggled in from the U.S. or from another country those are people that arent registered to have handguns. ... in 2011, 60% of gun traces performed led back to U.S. sources, with 70% being handguns. In the first six months of 2012, 55% of gun traces performed led back to U.S. sources, with 75% of those being handguns. About 70% of the guns we seize are being smuggled into this country, mainly from the United States, Blair told the crowd when asked about measures being taken to cull the flow of guns into the country. http://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-shootings-stir-handgun-ban-debate-1.968069 .... and it's not confined to Toronto.
Johnston: Perhaps you should make an effort to learn what Canadian gun actually are and what law was enacted when. Actually means "in fact" which you are very short on.
Perhaps you should learn to fact check your own links prior to posting them, in order to avoid foot sticking so much.