r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 23 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/Batsinvic888 Bats888 on YouTube May 25 '22

Patrick Brown posted this earlier today

I will scrap the Firearms Act in its entirety and work with experts — including law-abiding firearm owners — to replace it with a new law that takes protecting our streets just as seriously as does defending the rights of Canadians.

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u/yummybunnybear May 25 '22

I find it amusing how so many in this community are duped by these promises to replace the Firearms Act. Replace with what? Another law that prohibits the same guns? It's an empty promise and a smoke screen against the real issue. There's nothing stopping Brown from working with experts and lawful firearms owners to repeal the OIC under the existing framework of the Firearms Act. For him to make the repeal of the Firearms Act a precondition to working with lawful firearms owners is a red flag more than a good promise. He's basically making an excuse for inaction by introducing a more complex precondition rather than just saying simply "I will consult lawful firearms owners to review the OIC".