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

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/yummybunnybear Jun 10 '22

For the Liberals, it's all a cost-benefit analysis. They think about what people are scared of and what they can ban to give people a false sense of security. But they'll only want to ban "enough" so they don't alienate too much of the general Canadian population. Banning handguns and "assault style rifles" pay off well because people are scared of these guns and banning them won't make the Liberals lose the fudd votes. But the Liberals will be careful of where they draw the line for other types of guns. Poly is NOT the Liberal party. Poly doesn't care about fudd votes, but the Liberals party does. Poly is motivated by psychological trauma, but the Liberal party is motivated by polls and politics. So to predict the future of bans, don't look at gun features or logic. Look at what the majority of Canadians want to ban. Because that's where you'll find the Liberals.