r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '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/throwa37 Jun 12 '22

1) Lots of people don't realize that they need something until, well, they need it. Why the blind spot exists particularly for guns in this country, I don't know. It isn't like we have a shortage of urban or rural crime, or news stories about home invasions. Maybe people don't take things outside of their bubble seriously. Maybe it's a twisted form of nationalism, a blind refusal to accept that guns are useful like the "dirty Americans" do. Maybe they're just plain stupid.

2) It's an easy way to shut down debate without having to think.