[Christien]

No, I'm not thinking that. I really am just generally curious how much guns actually get used for personal/family/property protection.

Canadian media doesn't really touch that much on the gun issue, at least not south of the 49th (we have our own issues here - google "Canadian gun registry scandal) and find out where $2. There's definitely a perception among most Canadians that there are certain pockets of gun nuts in the US (namely FLA and TX) but I don't think that's so much Canadian media as it is American - and not the news, more like shows like COPS or America's Most Wanted, even the trash talk shows. Granted they portray the worst of the worst, but that's what's on TV...