[mrlmd1]

I may be wrong, but I didn't think there was any ban on handguns in Canada, and I read that there are more guns in Canada/population than there are in the US. It's not the guns or their availability, it's the mentality of the population or society who owns them. See Michael Moore's movie, Bowling for Columbine, for example. When the whole society is brought up in fear (of whatever) and bad news is the only thing you see on TV, there are more gun crimes and murders.
How many locks do you have on the door of your house, garage, car, etc.? They don't bother to lock them all up in Canada like here because there's a different mentality of the society, and much less violent crime and murders. Don't blame the gun. If the gun wasn't there, those same people would use a knife or a bat.