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/SniperTeamTango]

The problem with firearms as a right in the US isn't that it's a right, it's that they have found ways to minimize the responsibility that comes along with said right. We need to, not do that.

That said, I continue to think the cfsc should require a proficiency element.

Additionally, there will always need to be some kind of rational stopping point (which we do not have a rational one right now), and there will ALWAYS be someone unhappy with how that affects them.

[u/SniperTeamTango → u/[deleted]]

So while I agree with you, what I will remind you of is that every time you experience someone being an idiot on the road, is someone who passed a test once.

I think we can tell the government to squarely fuck off only once ongoing education/training is the norm. But yeah, Im not a fan of how we have gotten to the point that appearance of guns is enough to decide they are illegal or not. 2015 is really starting to feel like it was the "peak"