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

Weekly Politics Thread

Please post all your Politics or Ban-related ideas, initiatives, comments, suggestions, news articles, and recommendations in this thread. Unless new information is published in the media, recurring articles related to the gov'ts ***possible*** legislation are to be posted here. These threads will be weekly, until it's necessary for another per-week.

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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.