I discussed the Red Lake tragedy with my students this morning. I then asked the students in the Grade 8 class how many owned guns. The answer was 63%. The total number of guns is more than the total number of students in the class. I also asked what the guns were for. The reply? Hunting and target shooting. One student is learning to restore guns--he and his dad are working on an older .22 rifle. Virtually 100% of the kids keep the ammunition in locked cabinets in different rooms from the rifles.

I have no idea how many guns there are in Canada. I would guess a figure over 20,000,000.

Last, when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.