r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/exploreddit Jun 06 '22

What political strategies could we push to cement our rights to own firearms in Canada? I wonder if pursuing property rights has a better chance of getting through the political system than a pure firearms approach.

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u/drain-angel BC Jun 06 '22

Cement? Not happening without opening up the constitution and codifying property rights, clarifying the laws regarding self-defence in Canada, and removing the Notwithstanding Clause at the very least. It'd unironically be more likely that Western Autonomy/Federalism would succeed than that, but if we're talking National...

Best we can do right now is to stop the bleeding, gain as much ground over the Liberals and the next time they come in give them too much to pick away at.