Joseph B. Reid wrote: >As long as the United States continues with its fascination with guns >Canada is unlikely to agree to join the United States. In the USA there >are 4 times as many guns per person than in Canada, and there are 4 times >more homicides person in the USA than in Canada. Well, we can look at the bright side of this fascination with guns: it helps advance metrification. One of the most popular guns in urban areas is a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol, commonly referred to as "a nine." "Thirty caliber" sounds old fashioned in comparison.
