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/1955FL Apr 19 '26

No wonder gun rights in Canada keep being stripped away. Even the “pro gun” people in this country want to limit their own rights. Absolutely pathetic. 

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

See this is where the disconnect is the guy you're commenting on is a realist who knows whats going on. Man has my full support.

Then you come in spewing about gun rights. We don't have gun rights. Most of us don't want them. Regulating who owns guns is a good thing.

Its not pathetic.

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u/Humblebf109 Apr 19 '26

The people who don't want gun rights are the same people that think guns are the problem. There are a handful of European countries who are also armed and tragedies almost never happen, proving its the people, not the object.

Not that it needed proving but some people still don't get it.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Apr 19 '26

Guns aren't the problem. People are the problem. Thats where licensing comes in. To weed out the problem people and prevent them from owning guns.

Some of those European countries have mandatory military service so everyone capable of training has been trained, which is a couple of steps further than a simple PAL course and of course restricts other freedoms.

But you are right. Guns don't kill people. People kill people.

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u/Imaginary-Text4690 Apr 19 '26

You can concealed carry in Czech Republic and have any capacity mag you want. Ya with a license but it’s a right to them.