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/GreynBent Apr 20 '26

We SHOULD have rights from both the Magna Carta and the BNA Act of 1867.

BUT Canadians are too comfortable letting Big Brother decide whatever he wants and we go, oh, I'm sorry.

The current crop of working Canadians between 25 and 60, should they live long enough will see their great grand-children engage in a bloody revolution to try to restore the rights we let successive WEF-type elites remove one by one.

Guns are but a small part of it. Large protest: jail, beatings, a la Toronto G20. Larger protest: jail, bank seizures (and not just for protesters - supporters of protesters). Coming soon: nasty notes on the internet - fines and service denial. Do nothing remotely bad: we'll be checking all your posts and emails.