Twenty-eight percent of Canadian firearm owners hunt for food, while another 39 percent target shoot as a hobby, according to research by the federal Public Safety department that paints a picture of typical gun owners in the country.
Half of gun owners own just one firearm, and 44 percent said they have owned their firearms for more than five years. Eight percent of firearm owners have owned their guns for less than a year. The majority have purchased their firearms legitimately from official retailers.
Of those who reported currently owning more than one firearm (51 percent), one-quarter (26 percent) say they currently own two firearms. Three in ten (31 percent) have inherited their firearms, according to the report, titled “Firearms Public Awareness Campaign: Firearms Owners.”…