“Men don’t wear pistols in Canada!”

[u/Borealbound]

The photographic, archaeological & written evidence seems to suggest otherwise.

Don‘t even make me delve into the first legislation against firearms ownership which dominion of Canada implemented and where those laws applied and who they were used against.

[u/Borealbound]

I am a machinist, making guns disappear could only be accomplished by ending humanity.

[u/Cb1receptor → u/Borealbound]

I didn’t say anything about making guns disappear. I just don’t think it would be good for us to have just anyone able to carry firearms. Imagine all the people that make you want to carry being armed as well.

[u/Borealbound → u/Cb1receptor]

As opposed to a scenario where the only people who carry firearms are law enforcement officers and criminals? 

[u/Claus-Buchi → u/Borealbound]

You can get a permit if you work requires you to carry a firearm, otherwise why would you need to carry a firearm around?

[u/Borealbound → u/Claus-Buchi]

How many bear encounters have you had? How many mountain lion encounters have you had? 

I have probably had about a dozen close calls with bears while living in BC, had one mountain lion encounter, it’s an experience in humility. Also encountered moose thrashing through the bush before as well. 

For the record, I moved to a jurisdiction in the US that requires every household, sans those with felons, the mentally ill or paupers have a firearm and ammunition, the crime rate here is negligible. Like one homicide every ten years in a metro region that has above average levels of homicide. One thing about carrying a firearm is it makes you very conscious of the interactions you have with others, makes you more careful because you do not want things to escalate to the point of someone being harmed. I carry a Tanfoglio almost every day or a single action big bore revolver when I am innawoods and hiking. Beats lugging a shotgun or SKS around when you are hiking.