r/canadaguns • u/Medical_Bluejay_7506 • Jun 25 '26

News / Politics / Activism It never ends with these people

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And what the hell is a sks loophole?

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u/Upbeat_Plane6490 Jun 25 '26

Also, he “only” killed one person. While still tragic, it points to the effectiveness of our laws. This wasn’t a mass shooting situation…

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u/mischling2543 Jun 25 '26

Half the casualties were the result of police incompetence

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u/Pixiecrap Jun 25 '26

My first impulse was to blame police incompetence or indifference to bystanders in the line of fire, but based on the one clip I've seen the officer simply cannot reasonably be blamed for the death of that innocent bystander; she was already hit, hunkered in cover, and then that guy was suddenly standing beside her - LOOMING over her.

I'm very sad for the guy and his family, but God only knows what he was thinking when he decided to move towards the sounds of gunfire. Again, I'm not happy at all about what happened and my heart for out to his family, but real he essentially killed himself through stupidity.

Anybody who's played tactical FPS games knows exactly how easily friendly fire occurs when you get surprised in the middle of tense situations.

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u/jimmythemortician Jun 25 '26

There's no excuse for this. The police have training. At least that's what we're told when people say only the police should be trusted with firearms.

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u/JE1324 Jun 25 '26

💯 Everybody playing devils advocate is missing this point. Groups will take this tragedy and use it to suggest private citizens are dangerous with guns and that only police should have them, but time and time again we see that that opinion doesn't have a fuckin leg to stand on.