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/Batsinvic888 Bats888 on YouTube Jun 17 '22

Colion is by far my favorite 2A advocate, he's logical, articulate, and knowledgeable. I very often find myself agreeing with him on basically everything, and this is no different.

However, what his videos show to me is how much different Canadian society is from the US. Can you imagine any Canadian politician saying anything ever like this? I can't even imagine Pierre saying this with his focus on Freedom TM.

I have never felt so detached from Canada and I am not confident I will ever reattach.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

It's really only the liberal party that have taken us so far left. I don't see any other Canadian politician saying the same thing, or the average Canadian thinking that Trudeau's statement is right. Only a vocal minority controls us, unfortunately

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u/Batsinvic888 Bats888 on YouTube Jun 17 '22 edited Jun 17 '22

While the NDP has been generally silent, they've been backing everything the LPC does. They have earned a large portion of the blame as well.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

Yep. Something something silence is compliance