r/canadaguns • u/AdditionalLoss7274 • Jul 05 '26

Shooting Happy Birthday America!

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Felt today would be a fitting day to take out my 1976 Ruger Blackhawk.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 05 '26

I know over a dozen Canadians who have moved to the US yet none moving to Somalia. Why is that? Owning firearms is certainly a right and an aspect of freedom. Your attitude is exactly why Canada ended up with restrictions and bans. Keep treating it like a privilege and it will be eroded bit by bit. The last 3 decades are proof of that.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

It is a privledge. The US has the worst crime rates of any developed country and they dont even use the 2nd like they claim theyre supposed to.

Their government is more corrupt than it ever has been. Blatent bribery across the board, gross nepotism, and a complete disregard for the law in letter or spirit.

A 40 year old mother was charged with terrorism for saying deny, defend, depose youre next to a rep from her insurance company.

Anericans routinely get large sums of cash removed under "suspicion" of it being profits of crime.

Their privacy laws are a joke, their personal data is legally sold to the highest bidder. Their data centers are raising water prices for locals. And protections from private companies poisoning their water tables or food supply have been stripped.

For fucks sakes theeres a dozen billionaires in the white house who make billions more every year because they get the heads up on how Trumps going to fuck the stock market next.

But hey. You can buy an AR. Not an LMG though thats where they draw the line.

Its a hit country and doesnt even crack the top 10 on the international freedom index.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 06 '26

Need some spell check there, buddy. I think you're a bit angry, take a breather. Maybe some range time (just not with an AR cause you're not allowed)

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

Youre all rhetoric bud.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 06 '26

I'm free to buy an AR or a handgun, you're not.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

Im free to not get shot by an AR or a handgun. Youre not.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 06 '26

You don't think there are criminals in Canada with handguns? What an absurd statement.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

Nowhere near the amount the states has. Enough shit arguments already.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 06 '26

Still angry today? It is not a shit argument. You cannot buy an AR or a handgun because you are not free to do so and your attitude is exactly why. Enjoy your bolt actions while you can because those will be banned too.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

Lol. Go smoke a joint in front of an american cop and then tell me about their "freedoms".

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 06 '26

That is illegal in Quebec, Manitoba, Sask too isn't it?

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 06 '26

That was legalized recreationally at a federal level in 2018.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

Public consumption of cannabis varies by province although enforcement is another thing. You can also use cannabis recreationally in several US states.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

It's 100% legal, recreationally, from coast to coast in Canada. In some states you can still do prison time for a joint.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

Quebec: Prohibition against smoking or vaping cannabis in all indoor or outdoor spaces that are open to the public, including public roads.

Sask: Consuming cannabis in public places is prohibited for public health considerations.

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

That's still the rules pretty much everywhere. Same with alcohol. You're not supposed to just stand around town getting fucked up. That's not what we're talking about here. Cannabis. As a product. To be consumed recreationally. Is legal to possess.

There are some states where having a few crumbs of pot in the bottom of an old tin in the trunk of your car is enough to be charged with possession of a controlled substance, and put in prison.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

And there are some states where you get recreational cannabis, constitutional carry, and ARs...

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u/Response-Cheap Jul 07 '26

Yeah, and there are no provinces where you can be thrown in jail for having a personal amount of a plant in your pocket..

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 06 '26

No idea. I do know people are spending decades in prison for weed possession in the states. And then being denied their right to buy guns.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

It is. Same in Calgary although enforcement is rare. I will agree with you cannabis should be legal in the US but I'd take ARs and handguns over cannabis any day.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 07 '26

Its not just about weed. Its about the US having systems to fuck over people for the rest of their lives for piddly shit like weed. And theyre proud of it. It is a second world country and their lack of gun laws is one of the many examples.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 07 '26

More Canadians move to America than Americans to Canada. Just because you hate America doesn't mean everyone else does. Enjoy the slow erosion of your "privilege" to own a firearm.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 07 '26

People move to the states for money. Not for higher odds of getting shot.

Guns aint freedom.

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u/PrestigiousStatus711 Jul 08 '26

"Guns aint freedom."

That's just your opinion and I don't share it. I do know having your firearms confiscated under threats of prison certainly isn't freedom. Your attitude is exactly why Canadian firearm owners are in the position they are in now. If you treat it as a privilege the government will too and will slowly restrict it to nothing.

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u/The_King_of_Canada mb Jul 08 '26

Its not an opinion. Guns aint freedom.

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