Guns and Crime in Canada: A Quiz

by Gary Mauser

 

  1. The typical murder victim in Canada is a woman killed by a firearm.
    • True • False
  2. Have gun murders increased or decreased since the federal firearms registry began operations in 1998?
    a) Increased
    b) Decreased
    c) Stayed the same
  3. How many women are killed with firearms each year in Canada by their husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands, or ex-boyfriends?
    a) under 30
    b) around 50
    c) around 100
    d) more than 200
  4. Have fatal firearm accidents increased or decreased in Canada over the past twenty years?
    a) Increased
    b) Decreased
    c) Stayed the same
  5. How many fatal firearm accidents occur each year in Canada?
    a) under 50
    b) between 50 and 100
    c) over 100
  6. How many suicides involving firearms occur each year in Canada?
    a) under 500
    b) between 500 and 1,000
    c) between 1000 and 1,500
    d) over 1,500
  7. When Canadians decide to commit suicide, they usually use a gun.
    • True • False
  8. A rural Canadian household is more likely to have a firearm than an urban Canadian household.
    • True • False
  9. Homicide rates are higher in urban Canada than in rural Canada.
    • True • False
  10. When were handguns first registered in Canada?
    a) 1930s
    b) 1940s
    c) 1950s
    d) 1960s

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