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

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/floydsmoot Jun 17 '22

Wouldn't this be great!

UCP leadership contender Danielle Smith wants Alberta to ignore federal laws it doesn't like:

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/ucp-leadership-contender-danielle-smith-wants-alberta-to-ignore-federal-laws-it-doesnt-like/ar-AAYzGes?li=AAggNb9

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '22

Kinda hoping the AB CFO just starts making ATCs shall issue as a form of protest

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u/RatherBoringggggg Jun 18 '22

shall issue is an American concept with no basis in Canadian law

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u/Effeminate-Gearhead sk Jun 19 '22

shall issue is an American concept with no basis in Canadian law

Having directly experienced how toothless and glacial the Firearms Ombudsman is, I'm all for Shall Issue. Putting things at the discretion of police and bureaucrats with little to no recourse when it comes to their decisions is a recipe for abuse.