Canadian Doctors for Protection from Guns/ Médecins canadiens pour un meilleur contrôle des armes à feu - https://t.co/UAxHnOR226
Sep 12, 2020 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
A reality check thread on the eve of CCFR’s pro-gun “Integrity March".
1. CCFR ignores the full scope of the reality of gun violence in Canada while promoting radically weaker gun laws.
- Canada ranks 5th of 23 peer OCED countries for age adjusted gun mortality.
In fact, our firearm mortality rate is 8 times that of the United Kingdom, and Japan, and about three times that of Australia, and the Netherlands, all countries where strict gun control legislation exists. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
- Suicides make up 75 % of gun deaths in Canada.
Apr 9, 2019 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
So to be clear, the shock, grief, and anger arising from preventable gun death and injury should absolutely inspire public office holders to want to act. But the medical and social science evidence supporting common sense gun laws is overwhelming and irrefutable. #cdnpoli (1)
For example, the following is a list of 19 references for @najmadoc's presentation to the @SenateCA Standing Committee on National Security and Defence re: Bill C-71 on February 18. (2)
