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Handguns in Canada – The Data

Is there a correlation between the increase in legal handgun ownership and homicide? A Review of the Data

Since 2003, Canada has kept accurate counts of the number of registered firearms, and handguns are all in the restricted and prohibited category.

As well since 2003, the number of restricted and prohibited firearms has doubled from 572,325 to 1,165,114 firearms, while the rate of homicide by handgun has remained relatively constant …

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