r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

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u/KnockedOuttaThePark Jun 08 '22

Can someone link me to the source for "Canadian gun owners commit crimes at half the rate of the general population?" I want it as a source for a letter to my MP.

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u/DarseZ Jun 08 '22 edited Jun 08 '22

If you want to see someone's eyes glass over, throw stats and links at them.

Recommend just saying something like this, keeping the message short, non-lecturey and friendly:

Because of the Canadian firearms licensing system, the Canadian firearms community is heavily vetted for both mental health and criminal background. In fact, as a demographic, licensed firearms owners have a crime rate much lower than the average population. Because legal issues can mean losing one's license, there's a strong incentive among licensed owners to maintain good standing in the community.

So many pro-firearms folks corner people and yell stats at them, it's a tired old tactic that doesn't help the cause.