r/canadaguns • u/BSDTerra • Feb 27 '14

Swiss arms reclassified as prohib

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u/Jobbo_Fett Surplus Lover Feb 27 '14

I can't say I'm too surprised at this turn of events, sadly. Next thing you know, they'll be going after Valmets, Kriss Vectors and others.

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u/login2downvote Feb 27 '14

Fortunately the Valmets are untouchable given that the government themselves handed them out by the truckload to Inuit in the 80s. If they go after those it wouldn't be hard to disparage them for assaulting First Nations' ways of life.

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u/Jobbo_Fett Surplus Lover Feb 27 '14

But its not the government that wants them gone, its the RCMP

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u/login2downvote Feb 27 '14

Even the RCMP needs to appear concerned with protecting First Nations' heritage.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

Yes, I remember reading in the history books how when white people came they were greated by AK weilding FN...

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u/login2downvote Feb 27 '14

You do understand that there is no minimal historical period required for something or an activity to have cultural significance and heritage value, right? If the feds gave the Inuit Valmets and they quickly became part of their way of life, it is not a difficult argument to make that the rifles hold significance to that community. I'm not saying it's a rock solid argument, but in Canadian politics, all one has to do suggest that something could be construed as being even the slightest affront to First Nations way of life and it immediately becomes unthinkable.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

You do realize I'm being sarcastic right?

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u/login2downvote Feb 27 '14

Ya I do now. Originally I thought I was in the r/canada thread about this and you were an anti-gunner trying to be clever.

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u/nikobruchev Feb 27 '14

For lack of a better gif; I understood that reference

I need to work on my gif collection...

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u/diablo_man Feb 28 '14

is there an /r/canada thread? I hadnt seen one.