Good Guys and Bad Guys with Guns: Gun Control in Canada and the U.S.

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Nathan R. Kozuskanich

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Hudson’s Bay Company map.

Hudson’s Bay Company Map

To control the fur trade, the Hudson’s Bay Company distributed over 10,000 muskets, largely to Native peoples, from its establishment in 1670 to the turn of the eighteenth century.

Amount of people killed by weapon type in the U.S.

Homicides by weapon type, 1976 – 2004

Amount of people killed by weapon type in the United States.

U.S. firearm sources pie chart.

U.S. Firearm Sources

Source of firearms possessed by Federal inmates in the United States, 1997.

Concealed Carry Recognition from U.S. state to state.

Concealed Carry Recognition

Concealed Carry Recognition from U.S. state to state.

U.S. state policies on concealed carry.

U.S. State Policy on Concealed Carry

State policies on concealed carry as of November, 2013.

Location of the Ottawa shootings in 2014.

Ottawa Shootings, 2014

Location of the two shooting incidents: 1. The war memorial, 2. The Centre Block (Parliament Hill, Ottawa).

Canada's ten provinces and three territories, and their capitals.

Political Map of Canada

Canada's ten provinces and three territories, and their capitals.

Graph of firearm-related homicides by firearm type.

Firearm-Related Homicide by Firearm Type, Canada, 1972 - 2012

The decrease in homicides committed with a rifle or shotgun coincides with the decrease in the overall firearm-related homicide rate.

Graph of robberies by type of weapon.

Robbery by Type of Weapon, Canada, 1982 - 2012

In 2012, nearly one in ten (13%) robberies were firearm-related, compared to the one in three (33%) in 1982.

Graph of firearm-related homicides by selected countries.

Firearm-Related Homicides by Selected Countries, 2012

Compared to other countries, Canada's rate of firearm-related homicides is about seven times lower than that of the United States, though still higher than several other peer countries.

Graph of firearm-related homicides.

Firearm-Related Homicide, Canada, 1972-2012

During this period, the rate of firearm-related homicides has declined faster than those of non-firearm related homicides.

Chart showing victims of violent crime by offenses and most serious weapon present.

Victims of Violent Crime, Canada, 2012

Chart is selected by offenses and most serious weapon present.

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Nathan R. Kozuskanich , "Good Guys and Bad Guys with Guns: Gun Control in Canada and the U.S." , Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective

December, 2014

https://origins.osu.edu/index.php/article/good-guys-and-bad-guys-guns-gun-control-canada-and-us.