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

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

correct. The Canadian govt is not moving in the direction of the US. Many people in here disagree and want Canada to move in the direction of the US with looser controls and self-defense as a legal purpose.

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u/throwa37 Jun 07 '22

Depends on what you mean by "looser controls". Self-defence should 100% be a legal purpose. It already is, actually, they just don't offer it to the common man. But people defend themselves with their firearms anyway - it should be legally recognized that this is a legitimate right.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

arming yourself with an weapon isn't legal, but you can use whatever is at hand in the truly rare cases where self-defense is legal. Car, gun, inuit soapstone carving, all good.

2nd amendment style rights have zero hope in Canada. Canadians have no desire for it, it's madness. Anything perceived or real that takes Canada closer to US levels of gun violence is not going to fly.

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u/throwa37 Jun 07 '22

2nd amendment style rights have zero hope in Canada

I mentioned it to another user, but we had the federal government talking about guns in terms of rights when Harper was PM.

"To possess a firearm is a right, and it's a right that comes with responsibilities." — Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney at a news conference in Powassan, Ont., while announcing planned changes to Canada's gun laws, July 23, 2014.

This is what I want more of. I want handguns and semi-autos to remain legal, and sporting purpose arguments will not be sufficient to achieve that. If you have a different goal, like just keeping long guns legal, then cool. But I want more than that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '22

well, it has no hope of becoming an actual Charter of Rights right, I don't think Blaney was referring to stickhandling an extremely difficult constitutional amendment there. Harpee didn't even try to get the elected senate thru, and most Canadians would support that, and it would just be playing the provincial governments right.

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u/throwa37 Jun 07 '22

I don't think Blaney was referring to stickhandling an extremely difficult constitutional amendment there

No, of course not. But it's moving the discourse in the right direction. I'm dreaming big here, because there is no other option.