>>>Of course not. I don't know about the US, but the cases of home invasion in Canada is pretty low. I'm pretty sure that the risks that pose a loaded gun in a house is much higher than the risk of being rapped/killed/tortured/etc. in a house invasion.
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>>How many houses in the US have a loaded gun in them. 500,000? More (I'd bet).
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>I think I read somewhere that something over 30% of homes in the U.S. have at least one gun.
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>Have a look at this:
>http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2007-releases/press01112007.html

Note that criminals were used in ALL of the instances of homicide. Ban murderers.

Automobiles are used in many crimes. Ban them instead of criminals?


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>Of course, I realise that Harvard is one of those bulwarks of leftist pinko thinking, but still, it's worth reading.
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>>What is the rate of gun accidents/homes with guns vs the rate of being robbed/raped/tortured/killed in homes that are invaded? I'd bet it is REALLY low.
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>>But your point is just to sit there and take being 'rapped/killed/tortured/etc' and be happy to not have a gun accident and be in a minority of occurances when it happens - correct?
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>>>>In Canada, whenever someone breaks into a residence is it always only for the purpose of stealing?