Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for the group PolySeSouvient and survivor of the École Polytechnique massacre, is about to make the leap into federal politics with Marc Carney’s Liberal team. Known for her gun control activism, Provost is expected to announce Friday that she will represent the Liberal Party of Canada, according to Le Devoir. She would […]
Because it’s a waste of money. My taxes will have to pay for this.
No one is using legally attained weapons to kill people. Spend the money on stopping guns coming across the border instead, and on better gun training programs. IMO it’s actually too easy to obtain a PAL and that should be made more strenuous.
They plan on shipping the bought back guns to Ukraine which is also super embarassing. That would be a logistical nightmare. There’s a reason why armies use a standardized rifle/ammo haha. What is Ukraine going to do with my now illegal semi auto .22?
Restricting weapons just props up the illegal market on them.
The problem is, they are using legally attained weapons to kill people.
And every time they do, the news makes sure that it is described, and politicians use it as an argument for more restrict control and weird rules.
They do that because it is easy, and it does not alienate their base and lobbyists. It does not mean it will solve the problem in the long term.
Not so long ago, they banned a tamagotchi because thieves were using 15K USD devices to unlock cars.
Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t the last time a legal weapon killed people was the 1989 montreal one?
Montreal was a big one. I think the last big mass shootings were all smuggled from the USA, or stolen from the police (Nova Scotia 2020).
I meant murder with guns in general. It feels like there is always a pundit saying the weapon being black, or having a handgun handle increases lethality… and red makes it faster, more dakka. It feels it is more for economic reasons (block competition) than to solve any real problem.
There is this one in 2022, it is not as big, but the guy killed multiple people with legal handguns. https://siu.on.ca/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=2360