A study by the New England Journal of Medicine shows that Vancouver is safer than Seattle because of its strict gun laws. 30 day there were 139 gun deaths in Vancouver , 25 in Vancouver . Sloan said Vancouver's laws were made stricter in 1978, but didn't change significantly. In Seattle handguns may be purchased for self-defense, and after a 30 day wait carried as a concealed weapon. In Vancouver , a person may not purchase a gun for self-defense or carry a concealed weapon. Guns can only be fired at licensed shooting clubs. Gun organizations, the NRA and Citizens' Committee for the Right to Keep and NRA dispute the conclusions and advocate stricter penalties.
A study by the New England Journal of Medicine shows that Vancouver is safer than Seattle because of its strict gun laws. 30 day there were 139 gun deaths in Vancouver , 25 in Vancouver . In Seattle handguns may be purchased for self-defense, and after a 30 day wait carried as a concealed weapon. In Vancouver , a person may not purchase a gun for self-defense or carry a concealed weapon. Guns can only be fired at licensed shooting clubs. Gun organizations, the NRA and Citizens' Committee for the Right to Keep and NRA dispute the conclusions and advocate stricter penalties.