Table 3. Firearm Business Licences, 1979-2001
Number Issued
| YEAR | TOTAL |
|
1979 |
16,420 |
|
1980 |
10,434 |
|
1981 |
11,208 |
|
1982 |
10,363 |
|
1983 |
10,180 |
|
1984 |
10,013 |
|
1985 |
9,935 |
|
1986 |
10,197 |
|
1987 |
9,717 |
|
1988 |
10,149 |
|
1989 |
9,639 |
|
1990 |
9,209 |
|
1991 |
8,961 |
|
1992 |
8,616 |
|
1993 |
7,839 |
|
1994 |
7,527 |
|
1995 |
6,378 |
|
1996 |
6,271 |
|
1997 |
5,989 |
|
1998 |
4,820 |
|
1999 |
5,443 |
|
2000 |
4,638 |
|
2001 |
4,563 |
SOURCE: RCMP: Annual Firearms
Report to the Solicitor General of Canada
NOTE:
1 Since 1999, business licences have been called business/museum licences. The totals for previous years already include museums.
Kwing
Hung, Ph.D., Senior Statistician
(Email: khung@justice.gc.ca)
Research
and Statistics Division
Department
of Justice
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0H8
March
2003