r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 13 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/floydsmoot Jun 13 '22

Yes, I fully believe that the government will protect me /s

Guns Must Not Be Used For Self-Defense, Canada’s Trudeau Insists:

https://www.dailywire.com/news/guns-must-not-be-used-for-self-defense-canadas-trudeau-insists

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u/LananasCourageux Jun 13 '22

Says man continuously protected by the RCMP, JTF2, and the Men in Black.

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u/floydsmoot Jun 13 '22

There's very few things that bug me more about Canada and that's the inability to legally defend myself and my family.

I know that the law says I'm allowed to defend myself with proportionate force, but it doesn't tell me HOW I'm supposed to defend myself. I'm old and have a bad knee, so what am I supposed to do when someone comes at me swinging a machete? (except bleed out). I certainly can't carry a gun or legally carry a knife or even pepper spray for self defence purposes?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

You can carry a knife as long as you don’t state it was being carried for the purpose of self defence. Say you have to defend yourself with it. You tell the cops that you keep it on you for opening boxes at work or whatever. Refer to it as a tool you use and not a weapon.

Same goes for mace. You can legally carry it as defence for dogs. And you can legally defend yourself with that mace but you have to tell the cops it was on your person because you’re afraid the neighbours pit bull will jump the fence.

Ridiculous and the fact that I will have to coach my daughter on what to tell the cops if she ever has to defend herself makes me incredibly furious with this country.

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u/floydsmoot Jun 15 '22

Yes, I said LEGALLY. If you have a screwdriver in your pocket and a cop asks you what's it for and you answer "self defence" he can arrest you.