Thread: Guns in Canada
I will not tell anyone what to think. People NEED to educate themself on the issues, policies, statistics & how they all work together. Feel free to drop some knowledge in their feed🙂
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1st step in to familiarize yourself with the Firearms Act; An Act respecting firearms and other weapons

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/f-11.6/page-1.html
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The next step is to learn the statistics on
Firearm-related violent crime

The downward trend stopped in 2013 and, since then, it has gone up 42%.../3
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-28-0001/2018001/article/00004-eng.htm
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Interesting stats.
If you can, watch Year of the Gun
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https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/m/features/gun-violence-by-the-numbers
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Firearms, Accidental Deaths, Suicides and Violent Crime: An Updated Review of the Literature with Special Reference to the Canadian Situation.../5
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https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/wd98_4-dt98_4/p5.html
Interesting facts.
The debate on gun control in Canada suffers from the spread of misinformation and untruths, many of which sound credible on the surface, but don’t hold up under further scrutiny. Don’t be fooled by the sound bites.../6
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http://guncontrol.ca/issues-and-facts/myths-and-facts/
How criminals get guns
Black market guns: Where they're coming from and how they get into the hands of criminals .../7
https://www.cbc.ca/news/national-gun-trafficking-straw-buying-smuggling-firearms-1.5126228
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Creative ways criminals are supplying guns to Canada's black market | CBC News

Police are scrambling to keep pace with criminals who are coming up with creative ways to supply Canada's black market with firearms.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/national-gun-trafficking-straw-buying-smuggling-firearms-1.5126228
Proof that gun restrictions work
Review of More Than 130 Studies Provides Powerful Evidence That Gun Control Saves Lives.../8
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientific-evidence-that-stricter-gun-control-works-saves-lives
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Review of More Than 130 Studies Provides Powerful Evidence That Gun Control Saves Lives

This is important.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientific-evidence-that-stricter-gun-control-works-saves-lives
Gun control really works — here's the science to prove it.../9
https://www.businessinsider.com/science-of-gun-control-what-works-2018-2
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Gun control really works — here's the science to prove it

There are a lot of guns and a lot of shootings in the US. Here's what we know from research about how various forms of gun control affect rates of gun violence.

https://www.businessinsider.com/science-of-gun-control-what-works-2018-2
Some great accounts to follow on Twitter
* Don't be fooled by accounts that claim to be experts. The huge majority of them are just run by random gun lover advocates..../10
@cgcguncontrol
@TraumaCanada
@docs4guncontrol
@ajdmfoundation
@gunpolicyorg
@GunDeaths
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Conservatives plan.../11
A thread on #ScheerNonsense re: #GunSense
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Liberal plan...12
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Somethings I know for sure though, more guns = more violence and there is never a reason to argue against safety for everyone.

I'll keep adding to this thread as I come upon interesting articles and contacts. /end
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Medical professionals call for more gun control at Trudeau campaign event in Toronto #cdnpoli #elxn43 https://globalnews.ca/news/5969749/medical-professionals-call-for-more-gun-control-at-trudeau-campaign-event-in-toronto/
Medical professionals call for more gun control at Trudeau campaign event in Toronto

At a Liberal-organized event on Monday, doctors, nurses and other health workers offered poignant and forceful testimonials about the impact of rising gun violence.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5969749/medical-professionals-call-for-more-gun-control-at-trudeau-campaign-event-in-toronto/
Liberals promise to prohibit semi-automatic assault rifles, allow cities to ban handguns #cdnpoli #elxn43
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-gun-control-trudeau-2019-1.5290950
Research shows how policies can reduce gun deaths
Access to guns is a huge factor.
Less guns in circulation = less gun violence (including suicides).
#cdnpoli #elxn43 http://www.businessinsider.com/gun-control-research-how-policies-can-reduce-deaths-2019-8
Gun control really works. Science has shown time and again that it can prevent mass shootings and...

Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend have once again put America's gun violence problem in the spotlight.

http://www.businessinsider.com/gun-control-research-how-policies-can-reduce-deaths-2019-8
"Empirically, the study supported the proposition that the legislation was correlated with a reduction in homicides caused by firearm injuries." #cdnpoli #elxn43
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/wd98_4-dt98_4/p8.html
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Strict firearm laws reduce gun deaths: here’s the evidence https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/mar/20/strict-firearm-laws-reduce-gun-deaths-heres-the-evidence
Strict firearm laws reduce gun deaths: here’s the evidence

New Zealand will reform laws after the Christchurch massacre but how has gun control worked in other countries?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/mar/20/strict-firearm-laws-reduce-gun-deaths-heres-the-evidence
Canada's NRA equivalent lies.
Look to facts.
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The facts on gun ownership and gun crime in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-september-23-2018-1.4831872/the-facts-on-gun-ownership-and-gun-crime-in-canada-1.4832326
The facts on gun ownership and gun crime in Canada | CBC Radio

University of Toronto professor Jooyoung Lee, an authority on gun ownership and gun violence, lays out the facts.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-september-23-2018-1.4831872/the-facts-on-gun-ownership-and-gun-crime-in-canada-1.4832326
https://twitter.com/Learning2GetBy/status/1256316144014684160?s=19
https://twitter.com/Learning2GetBy/status/1252026649660411904?s=19
https://twitter.com/Learning2GetBy/status/1252022674559127552?s=19
https://twitter.com/Learning2GetBy/status/1256311887441977344?s=19
https://twitter.com/maxfawcett/status/1256318152624893954?s=19
Gun Threats and Self-Defense Gun Use https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-threats-and-self-defense-gun-use-2/
Gun Threats and Self-Defense Gun Use

1-3. Guns are not used millions of times each year in self-defense We use epidemiological theory to explain why the “false positive” problem for rare events can lead to large overestimates of the i…

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/hicrc/firearms-research/gun-threats-and-self-defense-gun-use-2/
The Psychology of Gun Ownership
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Several studies conducted in recent years have given us great insight into the psychology of gun ownership; meaning the beliefs and behaviors frequently exhibited by gun owners... https://www.csgv.org/psychology-gun-ownership
The Psychology of Gun Ownership - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence

Several studies conducted in recent years have given us great insight into the psychology of gun ownership; meaning the beliefs and behaviors frequently exhibited by gun owners and the motivations...

https://www.csgv.org/psychology-gun-ownership
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