For reasons unknown to us Ian McLaughlin said thus to Jeff Smith:   
      
    IM> Yes, we still have gun violence. But we have gun control. And   
    IM> we have less gun violence than our southern neighbours.   
      
    Less violence or less violence per capita?  Another thing you don't have up   
   there is a leader who is a catalyst for racial unrest.   
      
    IM> It's unfortunate that Americans cling on to a few words   
    IM> written into their constitution about the right to bear arms.   
    IM> Thankfully, our Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn't have   
    IM> such silly language.   
      
    The reasons for the language go back to the revolution. It's not about being   
   able to hunt but rather to protect oneself from violent offenders.  Have you   
   ever noticed there are no shootings at NRA meetings, gun swap meets or   
   whenever responsible gun owners meet? so we have supposedly "gun free zones"   
   where guns are supposedly not allowed and then what happens?  No , it's not   
   about fewer guns or more stringent gun controll, it's about how as a country   
   we've become more prone to violence and less concerned about others and their   
   rights.   
      
             
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