Remember that these are the guys who said that they were preparing to fight UN and/or Chinese troops who might invade Canada?
Now their lawyer says that they were used for hunting? Was she taking about the pipe bomb or the handguns?
I don’t see a single trigger or cable lock in that photo. Was the ammunition stored in a separate locked container?
These guys should never be allowed to own a firearm again based solely on the UN/China delusion. These types of violent collective fantasies are extremely dangerous and they absolutely should be disqualifying.
All guns seized from this blockade were also being used to disrupt international trade.
Who doesn’t wear plate armor to hunt small game?
You never know when those weaselly wabbits are gonna fire back.
He shot a guy in the face…
What would a vest have done?
Stop it!
I know I do.
I’d call 4 of 15 weapons displayed as some, not many. What dickfuckery is this?
But sure, next election, vote for the guy who supported and continues to endorse these neo-nazi pukes. Yeah, vote for the career politician who has never had a real job, never done his own taxes, never experienced need or hunger. He’s your guy, he understands you. He knows you’re a stooge who’ll swallow his bullshit.
Then, when he comes after YOU, I won’t say a word 'cause he’ll have already silenced me.
What choices do we have. That’s the problem
Why am I not surprised that these terrible people could only obtain counsel from an equally terrible attorney?
If these were seized from vehicles, neither of those considerations are relevant. You don’t need a firearm lock or locked ammo box in a vehicle. The firearm just can’t be loaded when in the vehicle.
What are the rules for the handgun and pipe bomb?
It does say hunting/defense. Some of those are self-defense weapons, and some are hunting weapons. It’s not difficult to see which is which.
If you think you need a gun for self-defense in Canada you shouldn’t have a gun. You’re more likely to choke to death on a hotdog, to drown in your own bathtub, to die from entanglement in your own bedsheets, from being stung by a bee, or by being trampled by a cow than you are to be killed with a gun by someone you don’t know if you’re not involved in the drug trade or organized crime. In fact, you’re FAR more likely to be killed by or to kill someone you love if you have a gun than you are to be killed by a stranger.
In fact, you’re FAR more likely to be killed by or to kill someone you love if you have a gun than you are to be killed by a stranger.
I’m pretty sure that’s the case everywhere that has guns. Statistically, there’s way more occurrences where there’s a potential for death with people you’re around all the time. Plus, there are a lot of boneheaded people in the world.
But to your original point, a burglar, or intruder, or stalker, or whatever, doesn’t need to have a gun to make it a good idea for you to have a gun. Why would you want to meet someone who’s invading your house on equal footing? The idea is to have overwhelming odds on your side so that you can come out of the situation unscathed. Nobody’s going to see an intruder with a knife and go “oops, he only has a knife, so I better put my baseball bat down and grab my pocket knife!”. That’s just silly movie machismo stuff. You want as much advantage as you can get.
It’s highly unlikely that most people will ever encounter any scenario like that. That’s true. But that doesn’t make it a bad idea to be prepared. As unlikely as it is, I know someone who suffered a home invasion in her 2nd floor apartment in a gated community, in the nice part of town. The burglars climbed her balcony, and threw her BBQ through the sliding glass door while she was sitting on the couch. Then they forced her onto the ground and made her sit cross-legged with her face between her knees while they stole everything of value that she owned. Would a gun have helped her? Maybe not. Idk. But the point of owning a gun for self defense, or home defense, or whatever, is to be prepared for the times when it would help you. Not everyone who owns a gun is a crazy gun person who makes it their whole identity. Some people just want to be prepared, and some people just enjoy the sport of marksmanship.
It’s highly unlikely that most people will ever encounter any scenario like that. That’s true. But that doesn’t make it a bad idea to be prepared.
It is an EXTREMELY bad idea. The chances that you’re going to kill someone you love goes up dramatically when you have a gun in your home. You’re not making yourself and your family safer you’re making it FAR more likely that they will be a victim of gun violence.
Do you grind up your hotdogs so that you won’t choke on them? Do you wear a life jacket in the bathtub? Have you stripped your bed of bedsheets? Do you wear a bee suit when you go outside? It’s highly unlikely that any of those things are going to happen to you, too.
This is a riduclous argument. Literally worthy of ridicule.
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Why would you want to meet someone who’s invading your house on equal footing? The idea is to have overwhelming odds on your side so that you can come out of the situation unscathed
That’s cute how you have a gun ready to go when you hear a strange noise. In your fantasy land, did you forget a responsible and legal gun owner will have the guns and ammo locked separately?
“Wait a sec. When I get these unlocked, you’re in for it”
But no, pitch that mixture of FUD and FOMO harder.
I know that there are more absurdities that prove your point. However, a handgun can be a great addition to hunting
It is illegal in Canada.
That is a good point I was not aware of. Sorry about that
They are restricted, not illegal.
In Canada it is only legal to hunt with non-restricted firearms. It is illegal to hunt with handguns.
Ok, ignoring the fact that handguns are illegal in Canada…how is a handgun a great addition to hunting? Not being sarcastic, genuinely curious.
Handguns are not illegal in Canada. I’ve got 3 all properly licensed and stored in a safe.
You can’t use them for hunting, but that’s not what you said.
Trappers and other wilderness types can apply for a license to carry them for self defence from predators while in the wild from what I recall, but you need to actually get the license not just decide to tote it around, which is very much how it should be.
I own firearms but appreciate the Canadian training and regulations. The way it should be, at least before liberal fuckery with gun legislation to get cheap votes and not actually fix the problem.
Trappers and other wilderness types can apply for a license to carry them for self defence from predators while in the wild from what I recall, but you need to actually get the license not just decide to tote it around, which is very much how it should be.
Not just any wilderness type.
You must also:
- be a licensed professional trapper or
- need protection from wild animals while working at your lawful occupation, most often in a remote wilderness location
Ya. Basically what I said.
You said, “wilderness types” which suggests that anyone who is in the wilderness can get an ATC. That is absolutely untrue. Your being in the wilderness must be a requirement of your job for you to even apply for an ATC.
Firearms “experts” are always so “helpful”.
I’m not an expert but I can Google and I can read and it’s important to be accurate when you’re taking about firearms. Stop moaning and move on.
