killercrow wrote:
Why not just require a pal for any long airgun? And an rpal for
Any air pistol. Prohibs get prohibited like normal and life goes on.
No law will ever effectively deter Joe blow, whom so wants a gun badly enough that he will break laws to obtain one.
I try to avoid these political posts. I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut. But I will agree with Al, pointing guns at people? eye for an eye at that point.
Then, my friend, why would you succumb to the bullsh1t, never mind suggesting it here, or to your MP or anywhere? The approach of, "please, please, please, let me keep my BB guns, pellet guns and airsoft guns" is just the approach Canadians are known for. We've got to grow some balls and stand up for the fact that any legislation related to classifications of firearms is useless because the first thing that is required is compliance. Criminals, even viewed through political logic (sic!) are frequently known for not complying to laws and regulations. Furthermore, any government that is classifying guns out of people's hands simply because they "look scary" needs to receive a great deal of attention from Canadians who don't share their "aesthetic preferences"). (Like seriously).
Call your Member of Parliament and tell them the Liberal Government looks pretty freakin' "scary" to you because they have, in the last four years, changed the program from "reducing firearm access to criminals," to, "Ooh, that's black, has a magazine, and looks like something our "expressive," liberal patriots would view as unacceptable."
Grow some balls, people; tell your M.P., no matter what political affiliation, that you've had enough of this sh1t: Canadian Firearm Owners are clearly the opposite to firearm criminals, and have had enough ineffective legislation that turns them into the criminals, and not the criminals into inmates.
Sorry, K.C. This is obviously a general response - not to you. However, on the more direct tact, not getting involved in "political" discussions is what's going to screw a generous percentage of Canadians in this issue, isn't it?