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Unload and Lock your Firearms - Store Them Safely!
Sources News Release
http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR546.htm
Publisher: Canada Safety Council
Date Written: 15/09/2009
Year Published: 2009
Resource Type: Article
Overall, most firearm deaths and injuries occur in the home environment. Few are related to crime; by and large, they happen simply because a gun is accessible and not securely stored.
Abstract: OTTAWA â## Most of the firearms in this country are long guns used in hunting and target shooting. Government statistics show 76 per cent of firearms owners have a rifle, 67 per cent a shotgun and 12 per cent a handgun.
While firearm ownership is fairly common in rural and native households, few city dwellers have a gun in the home. In the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, where the rate of gun ownership is highest, 32 per cent of all adults legally own one or more firearms. Ontario has th...
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