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/ArrowMountainTengu Apr 19 '26

utter and complete nonsense, dude. You live in an incredibly free country with a very high happiness index, and one of the best performing economies in the G7. The american propaganda effort works incredibly well to constantly rile up the emotions in this way, but it is actual nonsense, no matter how you feel about it.

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Apr 19 '26

I encourage you to actually go out and see the world, to meet people in other countries and form your opinions that way, rather than relying on Canadian media propaganda