r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 17 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/rastamasta45 21d ago

Is it me or is the criminal acts getting significantly more severe?

We have a 73 year old London Ontario women murdered in a home invasion.

A liberal MP’s car fire bombed.

A South Africa style car jacking where they stop you on the off ramp.

Consulate shooter now on bail

And daily news stories now of cops getting shot.

Meanwhile libs tell us “we need more hunting rifle bans”

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u/Lumindan 21d ago

Is it me or is the criminal acts getting significantly more severe?

Cost of living is going up, quality of life is going down. Crime becomes more attractive / more reasons for people to lash out.

Combine that with the government putting all it's effort towards attacking legal firearms owners instead of addressing the border and here we are.

You could probably make the argument that we aren't even addressing the underlying systemic issues (lack of employment due to rampant immigration, strained social systems, no mental healthcare support etc).

Not that of that matters to the government, they ply the masses with "ORANGE MAN BAD" and people cheer while we sleep walk into an even worse state.