Quote Originally Posted by Hlleonard View Post
You can site a particular occurrence and profess it as proof and if a thug is killed in a situation it surely does "deter" that individual... Could you please explain why gun ownership in the US is 80 or 90 guns per 100 person but we don't seem to have the most crime free nation on the planet?... Doesn't quite seem to add up... According to you all we need to do is arm everybody and crime will go away, for some reason that doesn't seem to be working..
Guns used by private citizens prevent crimes 2.5 million times each year in the United States.

http://www.rense.com/general76/univ.htm

http://www.sodahead.com/united-state...af&q=groovorio

http://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/493636.html/

There is a reason that when concealed carry laws are enacted in a state the violent crime rate DROPS.

Canada does allow firearms to be owned by private citizens. The long gun ban was repealed in 2012 and handguns are allowed but there is registration required.