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Firearms Quick Facts

FIREARMS QUICK FACTS
By Garry Breitkreuz, MP – Updated: April 29, 2005
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/firearmsquickfacts.htm


The Conservative Party Policy – March 2005

Firearms Policy
A Conservative Government will repeal Canada's costly gun registry legislation and work with the provinces and territories on cost-effective gun control programs designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals while respecting the rights of law-abiding Canadians to own and use firearms responsibly. Measures will include: mandatory minimum sentences for the criminal use of firearms; strict monitoring of high-risk individuals; crackdown on the smuggling; safe storage provisions; firearms safety training; a certification screening system for all those wishing to acquire firearms legally; and putting more law enforcement officers on our streets.

Sentencing Policy
A Conservative Government will:
i) institute mandatory minimum sentences for violent and repeat offenders;
ii) require that sentences for multiple convictions be served consecutively;
iii) eliminate statutory (automatic) release;
iv) Reform the National Parole Board including increased input from the community and victims in National Parole Board decisions; and
v) require applicants for parole to demonstrate to the National Parole Board that they have been rehabilitated.


Property Rights Policy
i) A Conservative Government will seek the agreement of the provinces to amend the Constitution to include this right, as well as guarantee that no person shall be deprived of their just right without the due process of law and full, just, and timely compensation.
ii) A Conservative Government will enact legislation to ensure that full, just and timely compensation will be paid to all persons who are deprived of personal or private property as a result of any federal government initiative, policy, process, regulation or legislation.

The Conservative Party of Canada Policy Declaration, as approved
by the Convention on March 19, 2005, is now on line.
http://www.conservative.ca/documents/20050319-POLICY%20DECLARATION.pdf

http://www.conservative.ca/documents/20050319-POLICY%20DECLARATION-f.pdf

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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WEAPONS USED IN CRIME IN 2003
Documented as of: April 29, 2005
Updated: May 4, 2005
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article520.doc

BENEFITS OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP
Documented as of: April 28, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns121.htm

GOV’T ADMITS WHAT GUN REGISTRY HAS COST & WILL COST = $1.4 BILLION
Documented as of: Updated February 25, 2005
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article200.htm

# OF COST QUESTIONS THE LIBERALS FAILED TO ANSWER = 26
Documented as of: Updated November 24, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article286.htm

 

# OF EFFECTIVENESS QUESTIONS THE LIBERALS FAILED TO ANSWER = 16
Documented as of: Updated March 22, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns118.htm

 

GUN REGISTRY MAJOR CONTRACTS APR ’96 – DEC ’03 = $342 MILLION

Documented as of: May 5, 2004

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article340.htm

COST TO PRIVATIZE THE GUN REGISTRY  = $371 MILLION
Documented as of: July 18, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns112.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns103.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/privatizationcosts.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl66.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article15.htm  

COST OF ENFORCING THE GUN REGISTRY = GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: Updated May 26, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/may-26-2003written.htm

 

COST OF ENFORCEMENT – LIBRARY STUDY= AT LEAST A BILLION MORE
Documented as of: Updated March 24, 2003

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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns81.htm

COST OF COMPLIANCE FOR FIREARM OWNERS = GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: Updated May 26, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/may-7-2003written.htm

 

COST OF COMPLIANCE – REGISTERING GUNS = $117 MILLION+
Documented as of: June 30, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns96.htm

 

COST OF COMPLIANCE – LICENCING FIREARM OWNERS = $250 MILLION+
Documented as of: June 30, 2003

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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns88.htm

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS ON THE GUN REGISTRY = A CABINET SECRET
Documented as of: March 25, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/speeches/mar-25-2003.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns77.htm

NUMBER OF CHARTER RIGHTS VIOLATED BY THE FIREARMS ACT = 12
Documented as of: October 5, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns82.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/violatescharterofrightsandfreedom.htm

# OF INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO THINK OWING A GUN IS A RISK = ZERO
Documented as of: March 5, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns79.htm

VIOLENT CRIMES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2003 = 2.74%
Documented as of: April 29, 2005
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/2005_April_ViolentCrimesInvolvingFirearms_2001_2003.xls
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/violentcrimesfirearms.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/CPA01.htm

PERCENTAGE OF ROBBERIES COMMITTED WITH LONG GUNS = 1%
Documented as of: November 15, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RobberiesbyWeaponandInjury-2003.xls

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RobberiesbytypeofWeaponPresent2002.xls1.xls

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/robberybytypeofweaponpresent2001.xls
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RobberybyTypeofWeapon2000.pdf

% OF ROBBERIES WHERE VICTIMS ARE INJURED WITH LONG GUNS = 0%
Documented as of: November 15, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RobberiesbyWeaponandInjury-2003.xls

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RobberyIncidentsbyLevelofInjury2002.xls

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/victimsofrobberysbyweaponsused2001.xls
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/robberies.pdf

NUMBER OF HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2003 = 161
Documented as of: October 1, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article442.htm

% OF ATTEMPTED MURDERS INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2003 = 17.6%
Documented as of: April 2005
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/2005_April_AttemptedMurdersbyWeapon2003.xls

NUMBER OF HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2002 = 149
Documented as of: October 1, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns95.htm

NUMBER OF HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2001 = 171
Documented as of: September 25, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl71.htm

 

HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS, 1974-2003
Documented as of: October 1, 2004

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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/HomicidesInvolvingFirearms1974-2003.pdf

DOMESTIC HOMICIDES INVOLVING RIFLES & SHOTGUNS, 2003 = 16
Documented as of: October 7, 2004

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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/DomesticHomicides-1995-2003-2004-10-07.xls

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 HANDGUN CARRY PERMITS ISSUED IN 2002 = 6,172+
Documented as of: July 12, 2004

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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ATCs1999-2002.xls

ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SUICIDES – 1991-1999 = 480
Documented as of: January 20, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/suicidesincanada.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article53.htm  

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.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/EmployeesGunRegistry.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/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.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/optoutproterr.htm

PROVINCES REFUSING TO PROSECUTE FIREARMS ACT OFFENCES = 8
Documented as of: September 13, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article164.htm  

PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT GUN REGISTRY SCRAPPED = 76.7%
Documented as of: Updated October 30, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns124.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns100.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns91.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article47.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ottcitdec10.htm
http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Buckner/GUNCOVER.htm

# OF CRIMES SOLVED WITH HANDGUN REGISTRY – GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: May 8, 1996
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/handgunregistry.htm  

# OF CRIMES COMMITTED WITH REGISTERED HANDGUNS – GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: March 9, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns117.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article333.htm  

NUMBER OF GUNS IN CANADA = 16.5 Million
Documented as of: December 13, 2001
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm  

1976 LIBERAL ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF GUNS IN CANADA = 10.5 Million
Documented as of: March 19, 1976
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearms_facts_feb27-03.htm  

# OF GUN SALES BLOCKED IN THE USA (WITHOUT A GUN REGISTRY = 378,986
Documented as of: September 18, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article435.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article167.htm  

NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED = 6,896,948
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls  

# OF GUNS REGISTRATIONS WITHOUT THE OWNERS NAME = ALL OF THEM
Documented as of: April 20, 2002 and May 27, 2002
Click Here for more information:

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/may-27-2002.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/apr-23-2002.htm

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/SolderingGunRegistrationCertificate1.pdf  

# OF LICENCED GUN OWNERS STILL TO REGISTER THEIR GUNS = 406,834
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls  

# OF REGISTRATIONS WITH BLANK AND UNKNOWN ENTRIES – 3,235,647
Documented as of: August 29, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf  

# OF GUNS IN REGISTRY THAT STILL HAVE TO BE “VERIFIED”– 5.1 MILLION
Documented as of: September 9, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article152.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns73.htm  

# OF STOLEN GUNS REGISTERED THAT WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE = 4,438
Documents Updated: September 11, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RCMP-ATIStolenGunsRegistered-2003-09-11.pdf

NUMBER OF GUNS LOST BY & STOLEN FROM THE RCMP = 108
Documents Updated: September 3, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article165.htm

NUMBER OF GUNS LOST BY & STOLEN FROM THE DEFENCE DEPT. = 409
Documented: July 4, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article330.htm

NUMBER OF LOST & STOLEN GUNS RECOVERED = 8,119
Documents Updated: August 20, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article160.htm

NUMBER OF GUN REGISTRATIONS IN BACKLOG – 78,563
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls

NUMBER OF “UNCLAIMED” GUNS IN OLD HANDGUN REGISTRY = 300,000
Documented as of: January 9, 2001
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/UnclaimedFirearms-2001-01-09.pdf  

# FIREARMS TO BE RE-REGISTERED FROM HANDGUN REGISTRY = 619,627
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls

# OF GUN OWNERS STILL TO RE-REGISTER THEIR HANDGUNS = 316,837
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls  

NUMBER OF FOREIGN FIREARMS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 288,688
Documented as of: January 15, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns109.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns76.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl51.htm

# OF REGISTERED GUNS WITH SAME MAKE & SERIAL NUMBER = 222,911
Documented as of: March 23, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsSameMakeandSerialNumber-April102002.pdf

NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS = 728,046
Documents Updated: August 29, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/serialnumbers.htm

# OF “STICKERS” ISSUED FOR GUNS WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS = 813,822
Documents Updated: November 1, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/CFC-11-01-2003.htm

# REGISTERED WITH SAME SERIAL NUMBERS AS STOLEN GUNS = 250,305
Documents Updated: September 11, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RCMP-ATIStolenGunsRegistered-2003-09-11.pdf  

# OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES ISSUED = 26,800
Documented as of: July 11, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/moremistakes.htm

NUMBER OF GUN OWNERS IN CANADA = 3.3 Million
Documented as of: May 19,1998
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm  

NUMBER OF VALID FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 1,973,549
Documented as of: January 3, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsLicencesbyProv-2004-01-03.xls
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsRegistered-2003-07-05.xls
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmslicencesbyprovinceoct192002.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/validlicencesgender.htm

NUMBER OF GUN OWNERS WITHOUT A FIREARMS LICENCE = 355,000
Documented as of: July 5, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/GUNS92.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article56.htm  

% OF GUN OWNERS IN QUEBEC WITHOUT A FIREARMS LICENCE = 27%
Documented as of: January 20, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article57.htm  

# OF OWNERS OF REGISTERED HANDGUNS WITHOUT A LICENCE = 304,375
Documented as of: May 27, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/GUNS92.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ohwhatamess.htm  

NUMBER OF GUN LICENCE HOLDERS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 46,509
Documented as of: January 31, 2005
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article525.htm

NUMBER OF GUN LICENCE HOLDERS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 38,629
Documented as of: February 27, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/registrationmailings.htm

MORE GUN LICENCE HOLDERS GOV’T HAS LOST TRACK OF = 24,600
Documented as of: January 6, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmscentrelosesguns.htm

NUMBER OF REGISTERED HANDGUN OWNERS RCMP LOST TRACK OF = 11,801
Documented as of: November 18, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/lostowners.htm

# OF GUN OWNERS NOT COMPLYING WITH GUN REGISTRY = 1 MILLION+
Documented as of: September 11, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/GUNS92.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/Private%20Members%20Motions/june-5-2003.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article115.htm

RATE OF FIREARMS LICENCE REFUSALS = 0.27%
Documented as of: March 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/licenserefusal.htm  

NUMBER OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 832
Documented as of: January 24, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/DuplicateLicencesRegistrations.pdf  

NUMBER OF FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED WITH WRONG PHOTO = 259
Documented as of: March 18, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/LicencesWrongPhoto-2002-03-181.pdf  

ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS LICENCES = 71%
Documented as of: April 28, 2000
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf

ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS = 90% + 42%
Documented as of: July 18, 2001
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl62.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf

NUMBER OF LICENCES ISSUED BY “ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION” = 35,142
Documented as of: November 18, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/alternatecert.htm  

LICENCES ISSUED WITHOUT A FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE = 15,381
Documented as of: July 11, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/moremistakes.htm  

NUMBER OF BACKGROUND CHECKS COMPLETED = GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: June 3, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns86.htm  

HUNTERS ALLOWED INTO CANADA WITHOUT A FIREARMS LICENCE = 200,995
Documented as of: January 15, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns109.htm  

INDIVIDUALS IN FIREARMS INTEREST POLICE DATA BASE = 4,156,497
Documented as of: June 11, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article464.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article177.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FIPDatabase20011103.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/Guncontrol31.htm  

NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS THAT HAVE REGISTERED GUNS = 1,561,329
Documented as of: July 20, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Firearms%20Registered2004-08-18.xls

NUMBER OF FIREARM TRANSFERS SINCE DEC ‘98 = 490,617
Documented as of: June 3, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/june-3-2002response.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmstransfers.htm

NUMBER OF FIREARMS TRANSFERED TO INDIVIDUALS = 422,821
Documented as of: May 26, 2003
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsTransfers-2003-05-26.xls  

# OF AUTHORIZATIONS TO TRANSPORT FIREARMS ISSUED IN 2002 = 54,778
Documented as of: November 24, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ATTStatisticsfor2002.pdf  

NUMBER OF GUNS SURRENDERED TO RCMP SINCE JAN ‘95 = 58,742
Documented as of: December 18, 2001
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmssurrendered.htm  

NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCES = 7,776
Documented as of: July 13, 2001
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Turn-InSurveyJuly-13-2001.pdf  

NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO FEDERAL CFOs = 1,337
Documented as of: February 12, 2002
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmsturnedCFO.htm  

NUMBER & TYPES OF GUNS DESTROYED SINCE DECEMBER 1998 = 4,140
Documented as of: October 18, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Destroyed-Deactivated-ExportedFirearms2004-10-18.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article320.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/gunsdestroyed04-11-2002.htm  

COST TO POLICE & TAXPAYERS FOR DESTROYING GUNS = UNKNOWN
Documented as of: March 4, 2004
Click Here for more information:
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article320.htm

NUMBER OF AIR GUN MODELS IDENTIFIED AS “FIREARMS” = 286
Documented as of: August 23, 2001
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl59.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/statusfirearmstab.htm  

NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIREARM VERIFIERS = 3,056
Documented as of: May 30, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/firearmsfacts.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/verifiersnetwork.htm  

NUMBER OF FIREARMS BUSINESS PERMITS ISSUED ANNUALLY = 4,563
Documented as of: March 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article201.htm  

NUMBER OF PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM OWNING FIREARMS = 176,091
Documented as of: October 27, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article450.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/policepriorities.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/questions/june-3-2002response.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsProhibitions.pdf

# OF VIOLATIONS - FIREARMS PROHIBITION ORDERS = GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: February 6, 2002
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# OF GUNS CONFISCATED - REVOKED LICENCES = GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: January 29, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/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.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/FirearmsProhibitedinBillC-68.pdf 

KNOWN BREACHES OF POLICE CPIC SYSTEM 1995 to MAY 2003 = 306
Documented as of: February 12, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/CPICBreaches-2003-05-23.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/CPICBreaches-2002-04-19.pdf
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/LettertoPrivacyComm01.pdf 

# OF TIMES RCMP COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN HACKED - GOV’T DOESN’T KNOW
Documented as of: July 10, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/CPIChacked.htm 

# OF RCMP SECURITY REVIEWS OF PRIVATE PROCESSING SITE = ZERO
Documented as of: June 6, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/securityreview.htm 

NON-RESIDENTS ARRIVING WITH FIREARMS SINCE 2000 = 215,750
Documented as of: January 15, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns109.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl51.htm 

REGULATORY COST OF PURCHASING A HUNTING RIFLE = $279.00
Documented as of: April 28, 2000
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/RegulatoryCostHuntingRifle.pdf 

COST OF DRIVING HUNTERS OUT OF THEIR SPORT = HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
Documented as of: July 25, 2002
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NUMBER OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRD PERMITS SOLD ANNUALLY = 168,091
Documented as of: December 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/MigratoryBirdPermits-1966-2003..xls

FIREARMS DEALERS DRIVEN OUT OF BUSINESS SINCE 1979 = 11,857
Documented as of: March 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article201.htm  

# OF HUNTING LICENCES SOLD BY THE PROVINCES – 2001-02 = 1,672,392
Documented as of: August 21, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/provincialhuntinglicencesales.htm

OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE = 197,282
Documented as of: June 29, 2002
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NUMBER OF CANADA-WIDE RESTRAINING ORDERS = 37,090
Documented as of: February 25, 2004
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Article292.htm
http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/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.cssa-cila.org/garryb/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.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/realpoliceprorities.htm 

CRIMINAL CODE INCIDENTS PER POLICE OFFICER HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1962
Documented as of: December 29, 2003
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/PoliceresourcesinCanada.pdf  

NUMBER OF MRIs FOR A BILLION DOLLARS = 238
Documented as of: November 1, 2002
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http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/mri.htm  

DOLLARS SPENT ON ADVERTISING BILL C-68