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

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

so what are the thoughts on the Uvalde school shooting?

Disasters like this are central to discussions of gun control.

I know most of the takes are going to be garbage, interested to see if there will be anything new and reasonable in the replies.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

What take is there to have? Easily preventable, police sitting on their ass from the new reports coming out, schools should have security teams. Gun control doesn't work

Nvm I see in your replies that you don't particularly care for the OIC since you're "still able to do what you want". Absolutely ridiculous. You're already expecting garbage takes from us so you may as well have not said anything.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

correct. I am not opposed to the OIC. I would have preferred it be done with specific, objective parameters instead.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

Lol dude you're asking for more gun restrictions under the guise of rationality. Won't happen. The fact that gun owners here actually ask for more restrictions is beyond me 😂

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u/[deleted] May 26 '22

I'm not so keen on the proposed handgun ban. But I'm definitely not asking for them to become unrestricted or for broader authorizations to carry.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

the "slippery slope" idea is a fallacy. Policy doesn't move because it's sliding down a hill. If it's moving, it's because enough people want it to move. "Gun control" is not some new idea that's never been tried.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '22

it's not "sliding" from it's own inherent momentum. There's no physical process. Any govt can decide to make as large or small a move in either direction, on any point of control, over whatever timeline they choose. It's a terrible metaphor.

It's tightening because most people are convinced more controls would be better. If people are convinced that looser controls would be better, that's the way it will go.