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/curseyouZelda Apr 19 '26

If it can be taken away it’s not a right. Fundamentally wrong with this country?

Brother we couldn’t see things any differently, this is one of the best countries in the world for many things. Education, life expectancy, quality of living. Are we the tippy top of all those things no, but fundamentally wrong? I think not.

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Apr 19 '26

“Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness” -Alejandro Jodorowsky

The government metrics aren’t telling the real story. I’ve travelled the world extensively, people are much happier and freer in countries without such tyrannical governments.

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u/69sullyboy69 Apr 19 '26

Tyrannical government? Give me a break, dude.

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u/EnvironmentBright697 Apr 19 '26

I’d say government goons coming to throw me in prison or kill me if I refuse to hand over my legally obtained personal property, for doing absolutely nothing wrong as pretty tyrannical. Freezing peoples bank accounts for donating $20 to a gofundme at the time seen as a simple protest, quite tyrannical imo. Surveillance state spying Bill C-22 that infringes on everyone’s privacy? Also tyrannical imo.