Canada's comprehensive gun control measures are saving lives by removing dangerous assault-style firearms from communities, strengthening border enforcement with 1,000 new officers and implementing red flag laws that protect victims of domestic violence. The national handgun freeze and expanded licence revocation provisions directly address the weapons used in violence while still respecting legitimate sporting uses.
Restrictive firearm legislation has failed to reduce violent crime in Canada while costing taxpayers over $1 billion on registration schemes that target law-abiding hunters and sport shooters instead of criminals. The government releases violent offenders on bail, yet it blames legal gun owners for smuggled handgun violence in cities, ignoring border security failures and gang activity.
There's a 50% chance that at least 525 mass shootings will be reported in the United States in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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