Figures Show Canadians, Americans Far Safer in Homes Without Guns

The danger of living with guns -- (Editorial, comment on this story) The danger of living with guns -- (Editorial, comment on this story) Updated 23 hours ago The numbers are so compelling, but do we pay attention? They involve guns, murders and suicides and they show us that we are far safer not to be within reach of a firearm, though almost one third of us live in a household with one. Are we stubborn, because it is our right to own a gun? Or do we just not pay attention to the dormant death their presence represents? Research released in the U. S. last week showed that suicides accounted for 55 per cent of that country's 31,000 firearm-related deaths in 2005, the most recent year for which national crime statistics are available. It was eyebrow- raising stuff, yet the numbers are not new. Suicides involving firearms have... [read full story]