The claim includes suicides and homicides. It s like saying that persons having green paint are more likely to paint their house green. The tool is not the root cause of the action. It is the intent that should be controlled. They have implemented a theoretical system that, in the minds of the anti-firearms crowd, meets their objectives.
Lets take a realistic look at the Canadian situation.
Approximately 1100 people per year die in Canada from being shot with a firearm. Of this figure, about 950 are suicides, and about 165 are firearms homicides of all classes. Look at the suicides. Firearms use in suicides represents less than one-third of all suicides. The other two-thirds use something other than firearms.