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

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '22 edited Jun 16 '22

"... [the police] can't get there in time to stop something before it happens"

Interesting to see Trudeau's recent comments getting attention from popular Youtube channels and firearms rights organizations down south. Colion's video goes into a lot more, some of it centered around America, but I can see some of his talking points being palatable for our urbanite friends.

Self-defence, yet again, being something of more importance than sports shooting.

E: one of his closing points criticizes people who think we can progress past violence, or that a country is too advanced for firearms. Makes you wonder.

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u/throwa37 Jun 17 '22

God, it's embarrassing. It's one thing to say "you can't carry a firearm for defence in Canada", or something like that, but his implication that Canadians just aren't allowed to defend themselves with a gun under any circumstances makes us sound fucking crazy, and it isn't true. I have no idea why some people think pacifism at all costs is a virtue.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

There's a good amount of people in this country who are exactly what Colion described - they think we've progressed past violence, that the police are omnipotent and can save us whenever and wherever.

It sounds edgy but these people are domesticated. They've forgotten the difference between a citizen and a subject

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u/throwa37 Jun 17 '22

Lol, it does sound edgy, but it's true. When you have a prosperous, comfortable society, it's easy for people to fall into a mindset that the government is their caretaker.