FIREARMS QUICK FACTS (Canada, Firearms Registration)

By Garry Breitkreuz, MP for Yukon-Melville ^ | Updated: December 3, 2002 | Garry Breitkreuz, MP

[Clive]

FIREARMS QUICK FACTS

By Garry Breitkreuz, MP – Updated: December 3, 2002

NOTE #1: The following firearms facts and statistics have been obtained directly from the government. The only exceptions are the information provided on polls and the use of firearms for self-defence.

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GOV’T ADMITS WHAT GUN REGISTRY HAS COST & WILL COST = $1,053,260,000

Documented as of: October 31, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/costsofc-68-10-31-2002.htm

VIOLENT CRIMES INVOLVING FIREARMS = 1.4%

Documented as of: September 7, 2000

Updated: June 3, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/violentcrimesfirearms.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPA01.htm

PERCENTAGE OF ROBBERIES COMMITTED WITH LONG GUNS = 1%

Documented as of: February 1, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RobberybyTypeofWeapon2000.pdf

% OF ROBBERIES WHERE VICTIMS ARE INJURED WITH LONG GUNS = 0%

Documented as of: February 8, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/robberies.pdf

NUMBER OF HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2001 = 171

Documented as of: September 25, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl71.htm

HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS, 1974-2001

Documented as of: September 25, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/HomicidesInvolvingFirearms1974-2001.pdf

FIREARMS USED FOR SELF-DEFENCE = 60,000 – 80,000 TIMES/YEAR

Documented as of: 1996

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http://www.sfu.ca/~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE GUN REGISTRY = 1,800

Documented as of April 12, 2001 and February 21, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/EmployeesGunRegistry.pdf

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RCMPPersonnel2002-02-21.pdf

PROVINCES/TERRITORIES OPTED OUT OF THE GUN REGISTRY = 8

Documented as of: August 29, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/optoutproterr.htm

STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE GUN REGISTRY – 32%

Documented as of: January 1995

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ottcitdec10.htm

http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Buckner/GUNCOVER.htm

# OF CRIMES SOLVED WITH 67-YEAR-OLD HANDGUN REGISTRY – UNKNOWN

Documented as of: May 8, 1996

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/handgunregistry.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS IN CANADA = 16.5 Million

Documented as of: December 13, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED = 4,648,473

Documented as of: October 17, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/numberofgunsregisteredasofoct172002.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/rcmp_response_ati.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTRATIONS WITHOUT THE OWNERS NAME = 4,648,473

Documented as of: April 20, 2002 and May 27, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/may-27-2002.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/apr-23-2002.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/SolderingGunRegistrationCertificate1.pdf

# OF REGISTRATIONS WITH BLANK AND UNKNOWN ENTRIES – 3,235,647

Documented as of: August 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf

NUMBER OF GUN REGISTRATIONS IN BACKLOG – 134,434

Documented as of: November 6, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/backlog.htm

NUMBER OF “UNCLAIMED” GUNS IN OLD HANDGUN REGISTRY = 300,000

Documented as of: January 9, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/UnclaimedFirearms-2001-01-09.pdf

NUMBER OF FOREIGN FIREARMS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 89,820

Documented as of: December 6, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl51.htm

# OF REGISTERED GUNS WITH SAME MAKE & SERIAL NUMBER = 222,911

Documented as of: March 23, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsSameMakeandSerialNumber-April102002.pdf

NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS = 728,046

Documents Updated: August 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/serialnumbers.htm

# OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES ISSUED = 26,800

Documented as of: July 11, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/moremistakes.htm

NUMBER OF GUN OWNERS IN CANADA = 3.3 Million

Documented as of: May 19,1998

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm

NUMBER OF VALID FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 1,885,430

Documented as of: October 19, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmslicencesbyprovinceoct192002.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/validlicencesgender.htm

# OF OWNERS OF REGISTERED HANDGUNS WITHOUT A LICENCE= 304,375

Documented as of: May 27, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ohwhatamess.htm

NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 38,629

Documented as of: February 27, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/registrationmailings.htm

NUMBER OF REGISTERED HANDGUN OWNERS RCMP LOST TRACK OF = 11,801

Documented as of: November 18, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/lostowners.htm

RATE OF FIREARMS LICENCE REFUSALS = 0.38%

Documented as of: June 23, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/licenserefusal.htm

NUMBER OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 832

Documented as of: January 24, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/DuplicateLicencesRegistrations.pdf

NUMBER OF FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED WITH WRONG PHOTO = 259

Documented as of: March 18, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/LicencesWrongPhoto-2002-03-181.pdf

ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS LICENCES = 71%

Documented as of: April 28, 2000

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf

NUMBER OF LICENCES ISSUED BY “ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION” = 35,142

Documented as of: November 18, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/alternatecert.htm

ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS = 90% + 42%

Documented as of: July 18, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl62.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf

LICENCES ISSUED WITHOUT A FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE = 15,381

Documented as of: July 11, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/moremistakes.htm

INDIVIDUALS IN FIREARMS INTEREST POLICE DATA BASE = 3,731,716

Documented as of: November 3, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FIPDatabase20011103.pdf

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/Guncontrol31.htm

NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS THAT HAVE REGISTERED GUNS = 1,125,144

Documented as of: October 17, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/numberofgunsregisteredasofoct172002.htm

NUMBER OF FIREARM TRANSFERS SINCE DEC ‘98 = 490,617

Documented as of: April 28, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/june-3-2002response.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmstransfers.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS SURRENDERED TO RCMP SINCE JAN ‘95 = 58,742

Documented as of: December 18, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmssurrendered.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCES = 7,776

Documented as of: July 13, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Turn-InSurveyJuly-13-2001.pdf

NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO FEDERAL CFOs = 1,337

Documented as of: February 12, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmsturnedCFO.htm

NUMBER OF AIR GUN MODELS IDENTIFIED AS “FIREARMS” = 286

Documented as of: August 23, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl59.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/statusfirearmstab.htm

NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIREARM VERIFIERS = 3,807

Documented as of: August 11, 2000

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/verifiersnetwork.htm

NUMBER OF FIREARMS BUSINESS PERMITS ISSUED ANNUALLY = 4,820

Documented as of: March 2000

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsBusinessPermitsMarch2000.pdf

NUMBER OF PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM OWNING FIREARMS = 130,972

Documented as of: June 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policepriorities.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/june-3-2002response.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsProhibitions.pdf

NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF FIREARMS PROHIBITION ORDERS = UNKNOWN

Documented as of: February 6, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl58.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS CONFISCATED FROM REVOKED LICENCES = UNKNOWN

Documented as of: January 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsConfiscatedRevokedLicences.pdf

NUMBER OF REGISTERED FIREARMS PROHIBITED BY BILL C-68 = 568,460

Documented as of: November 30, 1994

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsProhibitedinBillC-68.pdf

NUMBER OF KNOWN BREACHES OF POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM - 221

Documented as of: March 01, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPICBreaches-2002-04-19.pdf

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/LettertoPrivacyComm01.pdf

NUMBER OF BREACHES OF RCMP COMPUTERS - UNKNOWN

Documented as of: July 10, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPIChacked.htm

$ SPENT ON PRIVATIZATION OF GUN REGISTRY (SO FAR) = $53,365,133

Documented as of: July 18, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/privatizationcosts.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl66.htm

http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Article15.htm

# OF RCMP SECURITY REVIEWS OF PRIVATE PROCESSING SITE = ZERO

Documented as of: June 6, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/securityreview.htm

NUMBER OF NON-RESIDENTS ARRIVING WITH FIREARMS IN 2001 = 65,328

Documented as of: December 6, 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl51.htm

REGULATORY COST OF PURCHASING A HUNTING RIFLE = $279.00

Documented as of: April 28, 2000

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RegulatoryCostHuntingRifle.pdf

COST OF DRIVING HUNTERS OUT OF THEIR SPORT = HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS

Documented as of: July 25, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/redtapetaxes.htm

NUMBER OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRD PERMITS SOLD ANNUALLY = 191,444

Documented as of: December 2001

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/MigratoryGameBirdPermitsDec2001.pdf

# OF HUNTING LICENCES SOLD BY THE PROVINCES – 2001-02 = 1,672,392

Documented as of: August 21, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/provincialhuntinglicencesales.htm

OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE = 197,282

Documented as of: June 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policepriorities.htm

NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESTRAINING ORDERS = 36,474

Documented as of: June 29, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policepriorities.htm

NUMBER OF PAROLEES WHO FAIL TO REPORT ON ANY GIVEN DAY = 850

Documented as of: November 8, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/realpoliceprorities.htm

NUMBER OF CRIMINALS AND SUSPECTS ALLOWED INTO CANADA = 3,679

Documented as of: November 8, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/realpoliceprorities.htm

CRIMINAL CODE INCIDENTS PER POLICE OFFICER HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1962

Documented as of: February 12, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/PolicePersonnel20020212.pdf

NUMBER OF MRIs FOR A BILLION DOLLARS = 238

Documented as of: November 1, 2002

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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/mri.htm

DOLLARS SPENT ON ADVERTISING BILL C-68 = $29,301,386

Documented as of: August 30, 2002

[Clive]

I did not format the links.

For links to more information, go to the source link or to the National Firearms Association site

The above statistics do not disclose the number of Canadians who have succeeded in registering their soldering guns, hot glue guns and staple guns. (C'est vrais, people have actually done so)

[Clive]

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[Clive]

Sorry, I failed to link to the National Firearms Association site.

[backhoe]

Clive, you probably don't want to hear this, but if you just type in comments, double-space to the addies, and double-space to more comments with no HTML tags, the autocomplete will make the links...

FYI, I just ran across this:

http://home.attbi.com/~guys/guns.html

[PatrioticAmerican]

bttt

[MD_Willington_1976]

If everyone in Canada took their 16.5 million firearms and showed up on parliment hill while the parliment was in session and shot the place up, then there would be no need to register....

[Clive]

thank you, I will try it next time I have something like this item to post.

[backhoe]

I took me longer than I care to admit to notice this:

Q) What does HTML auto-detected mean? REVISED

A) If you do not include text that looks like HTML in your reply, then your reply will post exactly as typed, including all <, > and & symbols that HTML considers special. Vertical space will be preserved, to start a new paragraph you would only need to press your Enter key twice, just as you would in a word processor.

[Alberta's Child]

That's not how things generally work in Canada. If there are 16.5 million guns in Canada and only 4.5 million of them have been registered by the deadline, then the government's response will be to assume that the remaining 12 million must no longer exist. Seriously.

That gun registration law was never intended to be anything more than a $1 billion make-work project. For the most part Canada is a very sparsely populated country, and just the thought of the RCMP going out and knocking on doors in the @ss end of nowhere in search of firearms is laughable.

[watcher1]

just the thought of the RCMP going out and knocking on doors in the @ss end of nowhere in search of firearms is laughable.

Just keep telling yourself that.

[watcher1]

.........and showed up on parliment hill while the parliment was in session

Here they come!

[DarthRaven]

That picture was really taken from Montgomery County, Maryland, right? Places like Aspen Hill, Kensington, Glenmont, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Potomac, Garrett Park, Takoma Park, & Somerset which are heavily infested with "sheeple."