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Gun control fuels crime: Just ask Canada
Defending our constitutional right to self-defense

Gun control in Canada illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times
COMMENTARY
By Erich Pratt - - Saturday, March 23, 2024
OPINION:

Contrary to the arguments and false logic on the left, gun control fuels
spikes in violent crime. The recent push by Canada to ban handguns is a
telling case study, and voters and policymakers here in the U.S. would
be wise to scrutinize the consequences.

Instead of reducing crime, this draconian policy has emboldened
criminals and left Canadian citizens defenseless. The most damning
example has been the recent news from Toronto, one of North America’s
largest cities, where police are urging residents to take unprecedented
new measures to avoid contact with violent criminals:

“To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your
key fobs at your front door, because they’re breaking into your home to
steal your car. They don’t want anything else.”

This advice from the Toronto Police Service is a nonanswer to crime, and
it does more to empower and encourage crime than deter it.

Criminals in Canada already act with no care for the law. Now, they have
yet another reason to be confident when planning a home invasion: Their
statistical chance of running into an armed homeowner is low — and will
eventually be near zero.

A disarmed Canadian populace is leading to a prevalence of “hot
burglaries,” i.e., those that occur while the residents are home. Other
countries that have strict gun control laws, such the United Kingdom,
have similar problems. In fact, a study by the University of Chicago Law
School found that half of the burglaries in Canada and the U.K. meet the
definition of a “hot burglary,” while only 13% of burglaries in the
United States can be defined that way.

Can anyone really be surprised by this gross discrepancy?

From the criminals’ perspective, it’s undeniable that breaking into
homes where resistance is unlikely is much more appealing. It’s much
easier to steal from a population that is so weak and defenseless that
they’re encouraged to leave their doors unlocked and their car keys
waiting for criminals.

Thankfully, Americans are more protected. Criminals see the steady flow
of stories highlighting instances of self-defense against criminals,
both inside and outside the home. This is a compelling deterrent that
undoubtedly reduces home invasions and carjackings.

And while gun owners in this country may look at this comical story
about their neighbors to the north and chuckle at their ridiculous
predicament, they must stay vigilant, as the ideology behind Canadian
gun control is marching south to bring those same restrictions to the
United States.

Gun control groups in the U.S. would like nothing more than for
law-abiding Americans to submit to criminals in the same way Canadians
have. This placating of crime has already seeped into public policy in
states like New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul recently banned the
National Guard from carrying rifles while deployed in the New York City
subway system to deter crime. Within a week, a criminal was shot with
his own gun by a bystander after aggressively confronting passengers. So
much for the National Guard being an effective deterrent.

On top of that, shootings are still happening in New York’s “sensitive
places,” a legal term that describes locations where the lawful carrying
of guns is prohibited. A February report detailed how two assailants in
Times Square were not dissuaded by the city’s gun-free zone — and yet
despite breaking the law, the suspects in the attack faced no added
charges for being armed in a “sensitive place.”

While such gun control policies are universal in Canada, they’re already
creeping into U.S. cities and states, and the consequences are purely
negative for the innocent, law-abiding public. Voters and public
officials alike must fight the urge to legislate away our constitutional
right to self-defense, or soon enough, readers may find themselves
placing their car keys on the front porch each night.

• Erich Pratt is senior vice president of Gun Owners of America, a
“no-compromise” grassroots lobbying organization with over 2 million
members nationwide. Follow him @erichmpratt.

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> Gun control fuels crime: Just ask Canada
> Defending our constitutional right to self-defense
>
> Gun control in Canada illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington
> Times COMMENTARY
> By Erich Pratt - - Saturday, March 23, 2024
> OPINION:
>
> Contrary to the arguments and false logic on the left, gun control
> fuels spikes in violent crime. The recent push by Canada to ban
> handguns is a telling case study, and voters and policymakers here in
> the U.S. would be wise to scrutinize the consequences.
>
> Instead of reducing crime, this draconian policy has emboldened
> criminals and left Canadian citizens defenseless. The most damning
> example has been the recent news from Toronto, one of North
> America’s largest cities, where police are urging residents to take
> unprecedented new measures to avoid contact with violent criminals:
>
> “To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave
> your key fobs at your front door, because they’re breaking into your
> home to steal your car. They don’t want anything else.”
>
> This advice from the Toronto Police Service is a nonanswer to crime,
> and it does more to empower and encourage crime than deter it.
>
> Criminals in Canada already act with no care for the law. Now, they
> have yet another reason to be confident when planning a home invasion:
> Their statistical chance of running into an armed homeowner is low —
> and will eventually be near zero.
>
> A disarmed Canadian populace is leading to a prevalence of “hot
> burglaries,” i.e., those that occur while the residents are home.
> Other countries that have strict gun control laws, such the United
> Kingdom, have similar problems. In fact, a study by the University of
> Chicago Law School found that half of the burglaries in Canada and the
> U.K. meet the definition of a “hot burglary,” while only 13% of
> burglaries in the United States can be defined that way.
>
> Can anyone really be surprised by this gross discrepancy?
>
> From the criminals’ perspective, it’s undeniable that breaking
> into
> homes where resistance is unlikely is much more appealing. It’s much
> easier to steal from a population that is so weak and defenseless that
> they’re encouraged to leave their doors unlocked and their car keys
> waiting for criminals.
>
> Thankfully, Americans are more protected. Criminals see the steady
> flow of stories highlighting instances of self-defense against
> criminals, both inside and outside the home. This is a compelling
> deterrent that undoubtedly reduces home invasions and carjackings.
>
> And while gun owners in this country may look at this comical story
> about their neighbors to the north and chuckle at their ridiculous
> predicament, they must stay vigilant, as the ideology behind Canadian
> gun control is marching south to bring those same restrictions to the
> United States.
>
> Gun control groups in the U.S. would like nothing more than for
> law-abiding Americans to submit to criminals in the same way Canadians
> have. This placating of crime has already seeped into public policy in
> states like New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul recently banned the
> National Guard from carrying rifles while deployed in the New York
> City subway system to deter crime. Within a week, a criminal was shot
> with his own gun by a bystander after aggressively confronting
> passengers. So much for the National Guard being an effective
> deterrent.
>
> On top of that, shootings are still happening in New York’s
> “sensitive places,” a legal term that describes locations where
> the lawful carrying of guns is prohibited. A February report detailed
> how two assailants in Times Square were not dissuaded by the city’s
> gun-free zone — and yet despite breaking the law, the suspects in
> the attack faced no added charges for being armed in a “sensitive
> place.”
>
> While such gun control policies are universal in Canada, they’re
> already creeping into U.S. cities and states, and the consequences are
> purely negative for the innocent, law-abiding public. Voters and
> public officials alike must fight the urge to legislate away our
> constitutional right to self-defense, or soon enough, readers may find
> themselves placing their car keys on the front porch each night.
>
> • Erich Pratt is senior vice president of Gun Owners of America, a
> “no-compromise” grassroots lobbying organization with over 2
> million members nationwide. Follow him @erichmpratt.
>
> Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint
> permission.
>
> Please read our comment policy before commenting.
>
>
> Click to Read More and View Comments

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to disarm Americans and hand weapons to criminals.

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the people.