Owning guns- Right or Privilege?

[u/Low_Bar_804]

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.

[u/EnvironmentBright697]

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.

[u/Scary-Detail-3206 → u/EnvironmentBright697]

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

[u/K0bra_Ka1 → u/Scary-Detail-3206]

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

[u/theawesomedude646 → u/K0bra_Ka1]

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.

[u/InitialAd4125 → u/theawesomedude646]

Arguably driving isn't even the privilege part it's more like driving on public roads is a privilege. Which I can get behind a bit more because you the individual didn't pay for all the fucking roads.