r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 13 '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.

Previous politics threads can be found here. Previous threads can be found here.

We understand that politics is a touchy subject, and at times things can get heated. A reminder of the subreddit rules, when commenting, where subreddit users are expected to abide.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '22

Anyways, 50 more years of sports shooting. Who's with me?

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u/April_Ethereal Jun 14 '22

Ignore reality at your own peril; just don't expect others to join you quietly.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

This "reality" is that a debate older than most of us on this subreddit has run its course. Time to change

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u/April_Ethereal Jun 14 '22

Change to what, the even older and more obsolete narrative of "firearms ownership primarily for self defence"? The same position that people took in the 1990s in the face of the current firearms act? The narrative position that failed then with a far more receptive population than we have now?

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

We've been OICd left and right despite the positive reception, so it's not working.

It's literally only you so far who is so against what I'm saying. Other users agree but have different opinions on how to go about progressing the argument I'm advocating. Give it a rest. No one cares.

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u/April_Ethereal Jun 14 '22

I care about the continued use and ownership of my firearms (including my AR, and handguns). As such I'm going to continue to criticize positions that I think are counter productive, and advocate for the ones I think do have the potential for positive change. Clearly we disagree on your position, but I'll be damned if that's going to stop me from being vocal about that disagreement.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

You're a shining pillar of the community. I'm glad you're taking a stand to such a backwards thinking, ridiculous point of view that should have no place on the public sphere. Assault weapons don't belong in civilian hands btw

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u/April_Ethereal Jun 14 '22

Be an aggressive asshole all you want; it won't dissuade me. See you next politics thread.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

None of what I said was aggressive. If you think sarcasm is aggressive that explains why you think my rhetoric is so toxic. You don't have any teeth. The mere thought of changing the popular narrative within the gun community is enough to make you shiver, clearly. I hope I don't see you because you seem to have a hard on for me

E: people clearly like what I'm saying seeing as they have their own opinions on how to approach this problem. Even if you do pop up, you're going to get drowned out again