Canadian view on accessibility to guns

DukeN

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http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2007/04/042207_2.html

The first high school shooting that was widely reported led to tougher gun laws in Canada. Previously, you could just goto a store and buy a firearm, like the US.

Of course, the Canadian comments are much more favorable to the current climate where access to firearms is limited.

I think Americans can learn a lesson here and see that firearms don't directly equate to liberty.
 

OCGuy

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:roll:


Thankfully the founders left out Canadian opinion from our Bill of Rights.



What other amendments are you going to assault today?
 

BriGy86

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How will more restrictions on legally obtained guns reduce violence caused by illegally obtained guns?

Most gun free zones are a silly idea as well (unless every person entering will be checked.) If some one wants to go to a public place to kill a lot of people they aren't going to worry about whether the gun was obtained legally nor will they worry about bringing a gun into a gun free zone.
 

OCGuy

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

Correct. Unless they are assailing US Constitutional rights.

Maybe the OP can start a thread on something he is more knowledgable about? Like moose mating rituals, or the Stanley Cup Finals? (I kid)
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

Canadians are pretty dumb in my experience. Most I've met were social retards.
 

Atheus

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Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

Canadians are pretty dumb in my experience. Most I've met were social retards.

This is why people hate America.
 

BoberFett

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I bought a Norinco SKS for $330 including a scope this past weekend. Damn I love gun shows.
 

dphantom

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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

The only good Canadian is an American! ;) JK

I grew up across the river from Canada and I have close family that immigrated from Canada generations ago.
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: sandorski
If parts of the Constitution make no sense, do they belong there? Prohibition.

Luckily it isnt up to you to descide what makes sense.
 

CanOWorms

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Gun restrictions in Canada are not for the safety of the people but the safety of the Monarch.

The origin of restrictive gun laws in Canada is not a school shooting, but the FLQ terrorism and Quebec separatism. Rights were lost in the name of terror. When will they get them back? When the peasants are too afraid to take on the government... never. When the government controls culture, media, etc... never.
 

MovingTarget

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I think Americans can learn a lesson here and see that firearms don't directly equate to liberty.....until they do....again. An armed populace is much more secure in its liberty than one that isn't. We may never need them again by the time the sun sets on the US as we know it, but their presence will have served its purpose many times over. It is who we are as a people - ingrained at the very start of our nation.
 

Genx87

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Originally posted by: sandorski
If parts of the Constitution make no sense, do they belong there? Prohibition.

In case you forgot Prohibition was repealed by a constitutional amendment. Dont like the 2nd amendment then get the constitution amended and remove it.
 

ScottyB

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If you can't get people to brush their teeth, how are you going to get them to give up their guns?
 

OCGuy

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Originally posted by: ScottyB
If you can't get people to brush their teeth, how are you going to get them to give up their guns?

:confused:

Guns are already banned in the UK.
 

boomerang

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Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: JS80
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

Canadians are pretty dumb in my experience. Most I've met were social retards.

This is why people hate America.
They like it when we're defending their country at our expense. They like it when we rebuild their countries after wars at our expense. They like it when we have ships full of food pulling into their ports at our expense. They like it when we're inoculating their children at our expense. They like it when when we open our markets while theirs are closed. They even like it when our tax dollars pay for their abortions.

If it was up to me, all this horse shit would cease and we'd let the rest of the world fend for themselves. They hate us now, they'll hate us then. We might as well save some money in the process.
 

Phokus

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Originally posted by: OCguy
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.

Correct. Unless they are assailing US Constitutional rights.

Yeah republicans do a good enough job of that as it is, we don't need canuckians invading that turf :D
 

Zenmervolt

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Originally posted by: DukeN
The first high school shooting that was widely reported led to tougher gun laws in Canada. Previously, you could just goto a store and buy a firearm, like the US.

What the hell is it with this myth that you can "just walk into a store and buy a firearm"? To buy a firearm in the US you must:

1 - Provide a government-issued photo ID with proof of age.
2 - Pass a Federally-mandated background check (NICS).

It's not like you walk in, take the gun off the shelf, pay, and leave.

ZV
 

boomerang

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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: boomerang
YACPTU

Yet another Canadian preaching to us.
Sometimes Canadians have something good to say, you know.
My statement is based on one thing and one thing only. That being that I would never interject my thoughts into the Canadian political process. I don't live there, it's not my place to do so.

Anyone that wants to get their panties in a wad over my statement is free to do so, just don't expect an apology from me.
 

Genx87

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Originally posted by: DukeN
The first high school shooting that was widely reported led to tougher gun laws in Canada. Previously, you could just goto a store and buy a firearm, like the US.

What the hell is it with this myth that you can "just walk into a store and buy a firearm"? To buy a firearm in the US you must:

1 - Provide a government-issued photo ID with proof of age.
2 - Pass a Federally-mandated background check (NICS).

It's not like you walk in, take the gun off the shelf, pay, and leave.

ZV

Ignorance on the issue. Their exposure to gun's amounts to reading some far lefties blog.