On 06/12/16, Jeff Smith said the following...   
       
    JS> Yes Ian, but Canada also has about one tenth the population of the US. I   
    JS> don't think it is so much Gun Control as it is the mindset of the   
    JS> people. Gun control isn't going to keep a gun out of the hands of those   
    JS> that want to use a gun.   
      
   It should be noted that we don't just have more gun crime, we have more crime   
   PERIOD.  I've been to Canada and I feel much safer on Canadian cities than in   
   American cities.   
      
   The culture there is way different, people carry themselves differently.  You   
   don't have cars driving by with loud bass booming obscenities like you do   
   here in America.  And your youth have much more manners than ours.   
      
   I blame America's crime problem on the fact that America has stopped   
   parenting our kids.  That's the first thing I notice when I travel is how   
   much better kids behave in foreign countries.  There is a very big   
   difference!   
      
   Our kids are caught up in fashion, keeping up with the Kartrashians, and the   
   latest music craze.  They have no true role models... and no support or   
   discipline at home.  Parents often feel like it's easier to give in to their   
   every whim than say no here.   
      
   When I traveled to Canada two years ago I was blown away by something that   
   your youth has that most American youth doesn't... GOOD MANNERS.   
      
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