FIREARMS FACTS UPDATE

FIREARMS FACTS UPDATE

WEAPONS USED IN CRIME IN 2003

FOR THE 548 MURDERS IN 2003, STATISTICS CANADA REPORTS SHOW:

71% of murders were committed with something other than a gun.
29% of the 548 murders were committed with a firearm (6% of the guns used were registered, 26% were unregistered and the government didn’t know the registration status of the other 68%). Makes a sane person ask: “What good is the gun registry?”
68% of the 161 firearms homicides were committed with handguns (that the government has been registering since 1934).
Between 1997 and 2003, the registration status was known for 46% of firearm-related homicides. Of these, 86% were not registered and 80% of the accused persons did not possess a valid FAC or Firearms Licence. Why? Because 69% of murderers were already known criminals including five that had previously been convicted for homicide. Why were these murderers back on the street?

STATISTICS CANADA REPORT: GUN REGISTRY AIMED AT THE WRONG TARGET
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article442.htm

FOR 22,906 ROBBERIES IN 2003, STATISTICS CANADA TABLES SHOW:

86% of robberies reported by police were committed with something other than a firearm.
95% of the injuries suffered by victims of police-reported robberies were injured with something other than a firearm.
88% of firearm robberies reported by police were committed with guns that were either already banned or handguns that should have been registered.
85% of injuries suffered by victims of police-reported robberies committed with firearms were committed with guns that were either already banned or handguns that the government has been trying to register for the last 70 years.

FOR 26,155 ASSAULTS WITH A WEAPON IN 2003, STATISTICS CANADA TABLES SHOW:

97% of the assaults with a weapon reported by police were committed with something other than a gun.
98% of the injuries suffered by victims of police-reported assaults with a weapon were injured with something other than a firearm.
82% of assaults committed with a real firearm reported by police were committed with guns that were either already banned or handguns that should have been registered.
80% of injuries suffered by victims of police-reported assaults committed with real firearms were committed with guns that were either already banned or handguns that the government has been trying to register for the last 70 years.

TABLES - ASSAULTS BY WEAPON AND LEVEL OF INJURY, 2003