Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysenâs surprise announcement Monday that he will not seek reelection this year is the latest indication that moderate Republicans like him and Rep. Frank LoBiondo, who have dominated New Jersey for decades, are an increasingly endangered species.
Canada, on the other hand, ranks 13th on the studyâs list, with 9.95 million firearms â or 31 per 100 residents. Moore is right that Canada has a far lower rate of firearm homicides than its neighbour to the south.According to a report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 11,000 homicides were committed using firearms in the U.S. in 2011.his is not true. While the U.S. does have a homicide rate nearly double that of most developed countries like Canada, it doesnât have the worldâs highest homicide rate. With 6.4 homicides per 100 thousand people, the U.S. falls behind countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.
Killing shot made at distance of 2,430 metres. Stephen Thorne. Canadian Press. A world-record killing shot by a Canadian sniper detachment in Afghanistan could never have been made with the ammunition they were issued when they left Edmonton last winter, the triggerman said in a recent interview. The Canadian .50-calibre rounds have a maximum range of between 2,200 and 2,300 metres.