Bearing arms is not a constitutional right in Canada (in the US it is). Amazingly per capita ownership of guns is higher in Canada (than in the US) that comes close to one gun for every six Canadians. If the entire Canadian population were divided into a family of six people. Every family in Cananda will get one firearm. But still the gun crime (all crimes) rate is far lower in Canadian socitey probably for a simple reason. Canadians in general keep and use guns to hunt wildlife, not for hunting people.