Dan O.
Its true that concealed weapons up here are not a big problem. Must of the ones I see are on Americans who smuggle them across the border for protection against wolves, hostile natives and other perceived evils when they go fishing. Although I have watched a few people die in front of me from handgun injuries, I guess we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that gun related deaths in Canada are really not a major public health issue compared to drunk driving or smoking for instance. Our current firearm laws (prior to registration) were pretty reasonable and in terms of lives saved per tax dollar our money could now be better spent on other programs.