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Originally posted by Ustwo
Its a shame how a proud nation becomes a snail in its shell, hiding from the outside world and terrified of even having its own citizens armed.
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It all depends on how you look at it... You see a snail in its shell...
Many Canadians see that we are just as proud as always and smart enough to see the pointlessness of arming for war. Wars we have no intention of starting or participating in...
As for arming the citizenry... You can arm yourself you just need to register for it... Why should I care? If I want to buy a gun I can. Bureaucratic nightmare aside (because it really is another issue) why should I care if there is a gun registry? Canada has no equivalence to the “right to bear arms”. We don’t have the same gun culture as the US. Yes criminals can get guns. Criminals can also steal cars. Should I use that as a reason to not get a license for my car?
If our citizenry feels safer because there is a gun registry then let’s have one. If it is just sticking our heads in the sand so what… The point is it makes people feel better about guns and that, to me is a good thing.
The fact is that gun crime is not as big of an issue here is it is south of the border.