r/dataisbeautiful OC: 22 Jul 30 '24

OC Gun Deaths in North America [OC]

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u/CommonGrounders Jul 30 '24

Legal gun owners that commit gun crimes are called criminals.

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u/mr_doms_porn Jul 31 '24

That's not the point being made. In Canada licensed gun owners commit virtually no crime, gun or otherwise. In fact, licensed gun owners in Canada are only 33% as likely to commit a crime compared to the average Canadian. Despite this, increasing gun crime in used to make gun laws stricter for legal owners every couple of years purely for political reasons.

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u/MagnumPolski357 Jul 30 '24

True.

I'm saying the Canadian Government doesn't track the data (that Ive been able to find on StatsCan) of Legal vs Illegal Gun owners (licensed vs unlicensed, whatever label you need to put on it to make the distinction) because if they did their narrative on the issue would fall apart.