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/NefariousNatee Apr 19 '26

We aren't a country that was founded under war.

Yes firearms serve as a legitimate tool for hunting

No it shouldn't be a universal blessing to own firearms.

My stance is this, reverse the May 2020 firearms ban, drop the incoming amnesty period that ends October 30th, double the maximum magazine to 20 rounds on rifle calibers. No cap on handguns, and continue the existing vetting process for firearms license.

This is a conversation that needs to be had not only amongst firearm enthusiasts but the wider public.

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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/_axeman_ Apr 19 '26

"Most of us don't want them" 

buddy, stick to speaking for yourself.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Apr 19 '26

But you yourself want restrictions to gun rights.

Do you want guns legally in the hands of convicted rapists, murderers, or pedophiles? No? Then either you don't want gun rights or you want restrictions on gun rights which makes it a privilege.

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u/1955FL Apr 19 '26

This is so dumb. People who commit violent crimes give up their rights and get locked in a cage. Do you think we should be locking innocent, law abiding citizens in cages too?

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Apr 19 '26

No we shouldn't lock up innocents. And they don't give up their rights they are stripped of them.

Call it what you will but if a government can strip a right from you is it still a right?

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u/1955FL Apr 19 '26

Stripped, give up, forfeit. No need to play a semantic game. If you physically assault me you forfeit your right to not be assaulted in return. A government’s only legitimize purpose is to protect the rights of its citizens. A murderer or rapist has violated the rights of someone else and should be punished accordingly. It’s the result of their own actions. Telling me I cannot carry a firearm to protect myself and my family because someone else has done something bad is the type of “one bad apple” logic that only works in kindergarten. 

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Apr 19 '26

But it's not semantics. Its a huge difference. Consenting to give up your rights is one thing but most people aren't in prison because they consented to be in prison. They were stripped of their rights and shoved in a cage. And don't get me wrong here they deserve to be in cages but that's not the topic.

So are rights actually rights or is that just another term for privileges because the government can strip you of them.