As an addendum to gun ownership in Canada - (from what I can remember being told by my brother, a multiple gun owner) In Canada, all guns must be stored without ammunition, and all ammunition must be stored in another separate area from the guns. The guns must be locked with a Trigger lock, and while a locked cabinet is not strictly necessary, i believe it is encouraged (a locked case is necessary for the transport of pistols). All of the above is the reason why, even in self-defence in a home invasion, shooting someone with a gun is a crime in Canada. Due to the amount of actions necessary (unlock the gun, unlock the trigger lock, unlock the ammunition, load the ammunition, THEN fire), there is no possibility of it being an "in the moment decision", it must be, by necessity, a planned action. in the time you took to do that, you could have fled to the neighbours, called the police, and any number of other actions that were NOT firing a bun at another human being.