A shooting in Montreal has left three dead and two wounded, as police hunt for a suspect still at large. The attack, which took place in a downtown cafe, has reignited the gun control debate. But while Canada mourns, the United Kingdom stands as a testament to what restrictive laws can achieve.
Sources confirm that since the Dunblane massacre in 1996, Britain has seen only a handful of mass shootings. Uncovered documents from the Home Office show that the Firearms Act 1997 effectively banned private handgun ownership. The result: a gun homicide rate of 0.
04 per 100,000 people, compared to Canada's 0.5 and the United States' 4.4.
Critics argue that culture differs, but the numbers are stark. In Montreal, three families are now shattered. In Britain, three families are not.
The question is not whether gun control works. It is why we refuse to learn.
