r/canadaguns • u/Low_Bar_804 • Apr 19 '26

News / Politics / Activism Owning guns- Right or Privilege?

So obviously here in Canada our government sees private firearm ownership as a privilege rather than a right. My question is, how you guys feel? Do you think gun ownership is a right or a privilege?

When you look at other things people view as rights, such as abortion, freedom of expression and freedom of religion etc. These are all viewed by most as inherently “good rights”, but in many countries these rights are restricted. I think, along with many others, that it is justified to ignore unjust laws that restrict human rights.

I personally believe that firearm ownership is a fundamental human right because it protects all of our other rights and freedoms from being taken away. So even though legally speaking firearm ownership is a privilege that can be taken away at any time here in Canada, I don’t agree with the way our country and many others treat firearm ownership.

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u/I_Am_JackMasta Apr 19 '26

Guys, rights don't exist naturally. You make and then defend your rights using these very items

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u/damac_phone Apr 19 '26

Human rights come from being a human, not from a government letting you have them

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Apr 19 '26

Human rights don’t exist if you can’t back them up with something. They are just words on paper without a proper defence.

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u/I_Am_JackMasta Apr 19 '26

Very true unfortunately

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u/Icy_Possible_6010 Apr 19 '26

There was never a case in human history where rights didnt come from spilt blood. Simply being a human means nothing because most people in recorded human history were slaves at some level.

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u/itsagrapefruit Apr 19 '26

There is such a thing as a pre-political right. Right to life is one of the most fundamental, which is why these items should be considered a core component of that.