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/EnvironmentBright697 Apr 19 '26

Truth is, we don’t have any “rights” whatsoever in Canada. The “reasonable limits” clause in the charter basically invalidates the entire thing and lets the government decide what is “reasonable” or not.

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u/Scary-Detail-3206 Apr 19 '26

100%, this is fundamentally everything that is wrong with this country. Rights are absolute, not suggestions.

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u/K0bra_Ka1 Apr 19 '26

Your right to express yourself cannot come at the expense of my right to be safe and secure.

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u/theawesomedude646 Apr 19 '26

Driving is a privilege. It comes at the expense of your right to be safe and secure.

Guns should not be treated any differently. Sure cars might functionally be more important, but that's secondary to the value of wider freedoms.

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u/Candid-Tomato2971 Apr 19 '26

New OIC just passed, your gasoline car is now a prohibited item, amnesty ends in 6 months. Surrender to the government or deactivate it, otherwise face criminal liability.

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u/ablemount Apr 19 '26

Not a joke; it's on the way.

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u/handen Apr 19 '26

And monkeys might fly out of my butt.

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u/I-LOVE-HENRY-RIFLES Apr 19 '26

If they do can I have one

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u/kookiemaster Apr 20 '26

I used this example to explain how the OiC came off as ... and asked them how they would feel if their vehicle, possibly based on its colour was suddenly called "terrorism-style vehicle" and that this was the rationale for them becoming prohibited and you might or might not get compensated.