r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/WeightedDips95 3d ago

Anyways, a simple google search reveals you’re generally not able to carry a knife as a gym goer. 

Kind of a silly assertion in your post I think. I get what you’re trying to say but we’re turning into the UK anyways and it’s not because people are demanding 1 set of standards apply to everyone and not letting minorities have more rights than the rest of us, which is ironically also a feature of the UK

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u/WeightedDips95 3d ago

I always assumed the legality was based on context and reason. Like you can legally always carry a knife for some sort of “utility”, but what utility could you argue for having one in a gym. 

In any case, thankfully the conversation isn’t about whether or not it should be legal, even in places devoid of rational thought like r/canada. People just want to have the same standard applied to everyone. People also find the character in question deeply distasteful. I just don’t think we need to ignore the obvious here thinking it will somehow help us achieve open carry of handguns or something, cause it won’t.