|
Post by avordvet on Oct 23, 2014 16:59:40 GMT -5
Canada's Difficult Relationship With Long GunsThough the country has no Second Amendment, the struggle to control firearms has been a fraught one.Adam Chandler Oct 22 2014, 3:20 PM ET As more details emerge from Wednesday's shooting attack in Ottawa's Parliament Hill, one immediate and inevitable consequence will be a sharp renewal of discourse about gun control laws in Canada. Despite being hailed for its incredibly low gun-casualty statistics, Canada also has a relatively high rate of gun ownership with nearly 31 firearms per 100 people. According to The Washington Post, that ranks Canada 13th globally. (The United States has 89 firearms per 100 people, which leads the world.) www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/canadas-difficult-relationship-with-long-guns/381789/#
|
|