Consider these statstics about guns
All data below is from reputable sources (not social media or fake news sources).
Gun ownership per capita - per 100 residents followed by homicides by firearms per one million residents:
U.S.: 112, 29.7; Canada: 31, 5.1; Germany: 30, 1.9; Australia: 24, 1.4.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 45.9 million American adults, 20 percent of the U.S. adult population, suffer from some form of mental illness with 9.2 million adults suffering day-by-day debilitating serious mental illness.
Enough said.
David Thiessen
Woodstock
Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked.
If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.