[DavidG]

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
I'd figure that Canada has about the same amount of people per household as the US so it'd be just about the same per household - plus I included all guns - just pointing out that the number of handguns is the most significant difference.

It's probably a bit closer if we look at rural communities through.

Of course the big difference is Canadians do not buy guns for 'home defense'. More likely they would use a lacrose stick. I know several people who own guns and none of them store them in a maner that they would be of the slightest bit of use for home defense.
If the numbers quoted in that movie Bowling for Columbine are true then the difference between Canada and the US is not so much the number of guns but the number of crimes comitted with guns which is much higher in the US.