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Originally Posted by blankall
I think a lot of people forget that the USA is 10x bigger than Canada. They also have to deal with issues that we don't like the legacy of slavery and a massive border with Mexico. Once you pull out gang related shootings and suicides, the rate of shootings per capita is not that different in the USA.
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Certainly Canada has some advantages in that respect. As much as we pile on for their gun culture, Canada is not a great example of a gun/violence free country either. Last time I looked at the data, we were middle of the pack. Nowhere near the U.S., but not good enough to brag either.