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Article: Do Canadians use firearms in self-protection?(response to Neil Boyd, Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 37, p. 214, 1995)
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- Canadian Journal of Criminology
- Article date:
- October 1, 1995
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Introduction
The article, "Bill C-68: simple problem, complex solutions," was exceptionally shallow (Boyd 1995). The readers of the Canadian Journal of Criminology deserve to see a balanced account of the costs and benefits of firearms ownership in Canada. Boyd avoided dealing with the question of whether or not Canadians use firearms for self-protection by resorting to ad hominem arguments. Moreover, he simply assumes in this article that firearms pose unacceptable risks for the public and that greater public safety could be achieved by reducing [or eliminating] the private ownership of firearms. While such an opinion may be popular in some circles, this article ...
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