FACTS YOUR GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW

"If only one life will be saved, the cost of registration will be worth it." REALLY !

On Aug 23, 1994 Statistics Canada released Crime and Homicide Statistics for 1993. The number of homicides fell from 732 in 1992 to 630 in 1993.
193 or 30% of these were shootings, down from 31% in 1992, and 36% in 1991
90 shootings were with handguns
103 shootings were with other firearms

Now if we assume that firearms registration will cut the number of shootings (other than handgun) by 50%, then the number of homicides with newly registered firearms will fall from 103 to 52.

Assume the cost of registering a firearm is $100.00 (Canada Justice document TR1994-9e)

If there are 7 million firearms in Canada, the number of registered firearms per homicide will then be 7,000,000/50 or 140,000 firearms per homicide, and the cost will be 14 million dollars per life saved.

If there are 21 million firearms in Canada, the number of registered firearms per homicide will then be 21,000,000/50 or 420,000 firearms per homicide,the cost will be 42 million dollars per life saved.

Are there not more cost effective ways to save lives?

Gun Control is not Crime Control

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