Canadian Push Back to recent Gun Control

DaleA · May 9, 2020, 04:35 PM

Well color me wrong.

I didn’t think there was going to be a push back in Canada about Trudeau’s assault weapons ban.

Here’s the Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying:
"You think gun violence is going to go down in Toronto? I don't believe gun violence is going to go down in Toronto based on taking guns off legal gun owners."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...ario-1.5553674

And here’s a Toronto lawyer writing an opinion piece for the CBC where he says:
“In short, the government is criminalizing some people's property [some but not all semi-automatic firearms] not because it will make anyone safer, but because it can – because it knows that the political benefits far outweigh any loss in popularity among people who were probably not inclined to vote Liberal in the first place.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opin...tics-1.5556541

To me both articles seem sober and well-reasoned and I would hope they would cause Canadians to re-think their latest gun restrictions.

Ignition Override · May 18, 2020, 03:10 AM

Truly excellent, rational comments.

May 9, 2020, 04:35 PM	#1
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,312	Canadian Push Back to recent Gun Control Well color me wrong. I didn’t think there was going to be a push back in Canada about Trudeau’s assault weapons ban. Here’s the Ontario Premier Doug Ford saying: *"You think gun violence is going to go down in Toronto? I don't believe gun violence is going to go down in Toronto based on taking guns off legal gun owners."* https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...ario-1.5553674 And here’s a Toronto lawyer writing an opinion piece for the CBC where he says: *“In short, the government is criminalizing some people's property* [some but not all semi-automatic firearms] not because it will make anyone safer, but because it can – because it knows that the political benefits far outweigh any loss in popularity among people who were probably not inclined to vote Liberal in the first place.” https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opin...tics-1.5556541 To me both articles seem sober and well-reasoned and I would hope they would cause Canadians to re-think their latest gun restrictions.

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May 18, 2020, 03:10 AM	#2
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,884	Truly excellent, rational comments.