Why Americans are more concerned with violence than Canada and why is the crime rate of Americans so much higher? ... To find the answer to this question, Moore interviewed a variety of people from many different classes, occupations, and cultures. ... He learned that out of the 30 million people in Canada, 7 million own guns, 13% of the population is not white, and residents of Canada do not lock their doors. ... While in Canada, Moore compared American news telecasts to that of Canadians. ... Canadian telecasts on the other hand, hardly even mention crime as a part of their news. ...

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Introduction John Lott holds a PhD in Economics and teaches criminal deterrence, law and economics at the University of Chicago. Lott is a well-respected author, having published over seventy articles in academic journals. In his first book More Guns, Less Crime, Lott discusses the relationship b...

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However, many people who grew up in a hunting culture, for example, or who have spent time in the military, resolutely hang onto the right of individuals to own guns. ... "In 1997 Americans owned about 240 million guns and more than one-third of American households had at least one gun," according to Statistics Canada. ...

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Large scale immigration also contributed to the growth of cities and brought in large numbers of people from cultures where underground and illegal economies flourished. ... Greenberg had been transporting scotch from Canada across the Detroit River when he decided he needed to "expand his operations and needed a loan of $175,000... ...

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