re: Sorry, Raoul, it's not.

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re: Sorry, Raoul, it's not.

Laurie Street — 4/18/2007 4:01:05 PM (archived)

I agree totally that mental illness is very poorly handled, and I can't claim anything better for Canada that what seems to be the case in the US, but I have to say that the ready availability of handguns and assault weapons in the US makes the problem more dangerous to others. Yes, there are incidents of gun violence in places where gun control is more strict, but they are much less common. The murder rate with firearms in the US is 28 per million population, in Canada it is 5 per million. (NationMaster (overall murder rates are 49 per million US, 15 per million Canada).

It would probably take me a year to get a permit to purchase a handgun here, and it would then likely be a bulky target-shooting .22. I know many, many people who own shotguns and hunting rifles, but only one (an ex-RCMP collector) who owns a handgun.

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The Virginia Tech Tragedy - ER - 4/17/2007 3:44:47 PM
- re: The Virginia Tech Tragedy - Marcia - 4/18/2007 6:47:03 PM
- How does that work? - Lee - 4/18/2007 12:53:14 AM
- Guns and ROSIE... - carl - 4/17/2007 9:08:34 PM
  - re: Guns and ROSIE... - Vickie - 4/20/2007 5:35:09 PM
  - Thus proving the stupidity of the "Arm everybody" argument. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/17/2007 9:12:36 PM
    - At least let people carry knives. - Lee - 4/18/2007 1:11:37 AM
- re:This tragedy isnâ€™t about guns and gun control - SteveS - 4/17/2007 8:19:52 PM
  - Oh yes,, IT IS !!! - Raoul - 4/17/2007 9:32:46 PM
    - Sorry, Raoul, it's not. - Mary Anne - 4/18/2007 1:40:13 PM
      - Mental illness - Raoul - 4/18/2007 5:47:02 PM
      - re: Mental illness - SteveS - 4/18/2007 5:18:27 PM
        
        re: Mental illness - The really sad part is... - Marcia - 4/18/2007 7:08:46 PM
      - re: Sorry, Raoul, it's not. - Laurie Street - 4/18/2007 4:01:05 PM
        
        Incorrect number - LS - 4/18/2007 4:05:23 PM
    - No it isn't Raoul. - Lee - 4/18/2007 1:03:51 AM
  - Here is someone who should never again be allowed to own a gun... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/17/2007 8:42:05 PM
    - re: You probably wonâ€™t be surprised how many police officers have done similar (n/t) - SteveS - 4/17/2007 9:06:15 PM
- There is no solution to this problem. - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/17/2007 5:08:15 PM
- I agree with most of your post. - REB - 4/17/2007 5:04:30 PM
- re: The Virginia Tech Tragedy - TB - 4/17/2007 4:55:05 PM
  - If the problem were that easy to solve we already would have done so. (n/t) - ER - 4/17/2007 5:44:11 PM
    - What would happen if the police thought everyone was armed? - Bowser - 4/17/2007 6:32:29 PM
    - Too often, that's not really how it works. - TB - 4/17/2007 6:19:14 PM
      - The simple answers have already been tried and didn't work. - ER - 4/17/2007 7:53:40 PM
        
        Well folks.... - Jody - 4/17/2007 11:52:29 PM
        
        If it's not at all the same level elsewhere, it should be solvable (n/t) - Raoul - 4/18/2007 5:23:46 PM
        
        I agree (n/t) - Fox - 4/18/2007 3:40:17 AM

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