Yes

So many school shootings, and any shootings. Lives are being lost and threatened almost everyday because of gun violence.

gun control only punsihes legal owners and not the illegal gun users who consist of the vast majority of crimes

My family loves to hunt for recreational purposes, and in very remote areas of Canada, a gun can be necessary for self defence.

people should be able to own guns in order to hunt for food and to protect themselves or ward off any intruders or animals. Guns should not be used against people, and they should never be used in that way.

people up north and in the bush use guns to get there food, so if they put as heavy restriction on them, those people may not be able to build guns for their food, i think people that don't know how to handle a gun shouldnt be allowed to use one. i think they should do a safety course before they sell a gun to see if the person should be allowed to handle a gun

There is a significant juxtaposition in gun violence statistics between countries with stricter restrictions and those with looser ones.

Gun crime death rates. In 2019, Canada saw 170 and the U.S. saw 13,001. That should tell you enough.

Guns have created issues regardless of which province one lives in. Being tighter on control and who has accesss to these can only create more saftey.

Criminals and bad people will always have access to restricted firearms, so banning hunting rifles and shotguns will only take the firearms out of the hands of the responsible owners.

You can compare the gun rules of Canada to the USA. It's much easier to purchase a gun in the US which is why they have more

There are a lot of resources providing data about gun shots per year. If you feel interesting, you always can go to check.

because theyre pose the same threat as a physco with a kitchen knife, except hunting is a real hobby where guns r required

People kill people not guns, For example. When politicians attack guns they don’t have any acknowledgement about like the AR-15. It’s endangering people like my father who has it for self defence purposes and hunting, And before someone says you don’t need that 30 round mag to defend yourself. You do, and even if we could you can’t since there are strict magazine restrictions. Instead of attempting to ban more and more firearms, Ban mentally ill people from accessing these guns, Because at the end of the day. Banning a gun will just stop people from using and defending themselves with those guns, But a criminal wont suddenly think ‘ this gun is illegal I can’t use it ‘ before shooting up a school. They do not care, criminals Will always commit a crime because they do not care.

People who need to hunt and survive on the wild game that they shoot and eat need guns. Guns are not made to shoot people and should not ever be used that way.

Mass shootings happen in numerous countries, however, they usually tend to happen in countries with less gun control laws, causing higher levels of gun owners due to the fact the gun control laws are so out of control. The Gun Violence Archive recorded over 600 mass shootings in the United States in 2020. Also, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports that the global average intentional homicide rate in 2019 was about 6.1 per 100,000 population. With more gun control laws, these numbers would most likely drop drastically.

The reason they should because if you think about the shootings that happen it not all of them are mentally ill or criminals. For example school shooting or shooting in general it mostly because of arguments or something like that.

If legal gun owners cannot have their guns anymore than when they are in a dangerous situation (eg. shooter, assault etc) they are defenceless and more people will get hurt because bad people will still buy or steal guns illegally.

more crimanals get there guns from smuggled guns from the states than gun stores and we should have the right to bear arms.

Just like it isn`t the pencil's fault the student failed the test, it isn`t the gun`s fault it shot someone.

just last year nearly 350 school shootings occurred in the US alone. maybe some of these were inevitable but many could have been prevented. Canada has a lot fewer cases in comparison and i hope it stays that way.

gun control only affects law-abiding citizens and efforts should be focused on laws that would target criminals

Gun laws are more than tight enough, and getting worse. the legal gun owners are not the problem, it’s the criminals with guns that are the problem. If you commit a violent crime with a gun you should be sentenced to life in prison. Real life not this 25years Canadian law calls life.

If you have to walk in fear of dying to someone with a gun that’s shows why guns shouldn’t be allowed.

Stricter gun control measures, supported by data and public opinion, have been shown to reduce gun violence, prevent mass shootings, and protect public safety without infringing on the rights of responsible gun owners. International comparisons highlight the effectiveness of such measures in countries with comprehensive firearm regulations.

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. As long as we have the right people getting guns then there is no problem. Banning guns will only make a black market making it easier for people who shouldn’t have guns to get them

Each day 12 children die from gun violence in America. Another 32 are shot and injured.

Guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. 1 out of 10 gun deaths are age 19 or younger

in 2022, 34 students and adults died while more than 43,000 children were exposed to gunfire at school

That people can be safe, but it's need to be regulated, with a rule that say that you can hurt just in case that you are in really danger, and if you use your gun must be in a part no mortal.

We have had guns for a long time, the recent skyrocketing in violent incidents isn't a gun issue, but aental health issue, societal issue. We should focus on why it's happening

People should be allowed to purchase weapons to defend themselves and their property, along with going hunting.

There should be restrictions because nobody who isn’t in need of gun should have one and no one with malicious intent should be able to just buy one

It could help our country in being safer and we won't have to worry about if children will be safe when going to school.

Gun control hurts proper gun knees more. People that commit crimes with them can obtain them illegally. Also, certain types of guns aren’t more dangerous than others

Observing a real world example, The US has a higher crime rate percentage of crimes related to gun violence compared to Canada's crime rate due to its stricter Gun Laws. The US makes it very easy to purchase death-causing weapons, therefore having a higher crime rate related to gun violence which can be avoided by entirely banning the selling of guns commercially.

Criminals will always find a way to get their hands on guns by making them, doing illegal purchases or just straight up making a gun themselves.

So many school shootings, and any shootings. Lives are being lost and threatened almost every day because of gun violence.

Simply look south across our border to the USA. Their kids don't feel safe at school for a reason, it's not because they're afraid of strick gun laws. They live the consequences of loose gun restrictions.

People should not be allowed to use guns for anything other than hunting. They hold too much power to be something that you can just buy.

If the use of gun is strictly prohibited, that can prevent many tragic events occurring like they do in the United States like their many monthly school shootings they have because of the lack of gun control

Question them more see if they were in jail and for what if anyone is from jail and wanted a gun once they left jail there should be at least 15 years before they can get a gun again

If people don’t have guns, there’s no chance of them hurting anybody. If guns were illegal, nobody would ever be in danger gun damage.

we can clearly compare gun crimes in USA with gun crimes in Canada. Gun buying rules in USA is very less and it is easy to buy gun.

Criminals will not follow the law, and the government, which has recently been tightening its control over guns has just hurt law-abiding citizens. Criminals will get guns anyway, and by banning guns in civilian hands they take away your ability to defend yourself adequately. Also, because we are in Canada it is not easy to get a gun in the first place, which I support, you have to go through two courses on gun/hunting safety, and also have to go through the government numerous times to even be able to buy a gun. This makes it hard for someone with bad intentions to get a gun.

My best counter to gun control being yes is, no because criminals get their guns illegally so if we ban guns we are just affecting the legal citizens that are gun owners.