WHERE DID ALL THE REGISTERED HANDGUNS AND THEIR OWNERS GO?

WHERE DID ALL THE REGISTERED HANDGUNS AND THEIR OWNERS GO?
Date: Jan 12, 2006 11:00 PM
WHERE DID ALL THE REGISTERED HANDGUNS AND THEIR OWNERS GO?

(1) The RCMP's 1994 Annual Firearms Report stated that in 1994 ". . . there are more than 1.2 million restricted weapons registered in Canada. Of these, 950,000 handguns are registered to about 560,000 private individuals."

(2) In the 1997 Annual Firearms Report, the RCMP indicated that there were 992,963 restricted firearms registered to private individuals. Another 208,677 restricted firearms were registered to businesses, museums, and other government agencies.

(3) The 1999 Report on the Administration of the Firearms Act by the Canadian Firearms Registry, again prepared by the RCMP, indicates that in 1999 there were still 965,660 restricted guns registered to 520,669 private individuals. Again, not that much different from 1994.

(4) DECEMBER 2005 - Liberal MP, Jim Peterson: Important Information on Hand Gun Policy
http://www.jimpeterson.ca/index.php/en/content/view/full/392
Q: How many handguns are there in Canada?
A: There are 183,000 licensed handgun owners in Canada with approximately 550,000 hand guns in Canada.
Handguns currently fall under two regulated classes in Canada:
§ Restricted - there are currently 397,000 registered restricted firearms in Canada, most of this class being handguns.
§ Prohibited - there are currently 166,000 registered prohibited handguns in Canada.


THE GUN REGISTRY TEN YEARS AND $2 BILLION LATER: NUMBER OF GUNS UNREGISTERED
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/issues/guninfo/fafu_2005_05_17.doc

MAY 2005 - STATISTICS CANADA: 11,497,574 FIREARMS IMPORTED INTO CANADA SINCE 1966 http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/inthehouse/misc/05_may30_misc.htm