Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada plans to temporarily ban the import of handguns into the country coming into effect on Aug. 19.
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May as well ban stupid politicians and lenient sentences for crimes committed with weapons
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how do you codify banning stupid politicians?
I thought we did. How’s that working out btw?
Could you think about a freeze on importing criminals?
fast track deportation…GTFO Express.
What criminals are we importing. I’d love for you to elaborate and show your true colours
@Thrill House go take another booster
@Thrill House Sounds like you’re the odd person out here. Insignificant?
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government policy
Thats what Mulroney said when he concocted GST
I sure hope King Justin 🤴 isn’t going to be a permanent government fixture 🤔
@Dale Staryk Why? Do you think our population has a need for guns?
@David Mullin because we dont live in a society based on needs, if the government and police say certain citizens can own guns, whats the problem?
i still dont understand how taking guns from government vetted law abiding citizens is going to stop criminals
The gun crimes are not commited by legally imported gun anyway.
@Life’s Laboratory Yeah stolen by criminals who have no regard for the law. Why should legal owners be punished for the actions of criminals?
@Life’s Laboratory The number of guns stolen from legal gun owners and then used in crimes in extremely low(in Canada). Sure they are legally produced or bought in the States but the overwhelming percentage of guns used in Canada are smuggled in illegally by gangs that DO NOT follow any laws we already have. How will this new law change anything other than negatively affect law abiding citizens? It’s alot like the war on drugs…..the drugs are winning. No law will change that.
the gun crimes are not committed by a gun, it is committed by a criminal
Yes, which is why much more funding was given stopping guns from crossing our border. We can ban handguns domestically while reducing the amount that illegally cross the border. It’s possible to walk and chew gum at the same time
Are you going to tell the criminals about the ban im sure they will listen
We need to send our mps to talk to them. I am sure the criminals will understand that they only want whats best for the community and hand over their pistols. Only their pistols though. 😅🤣
Thanks for only letting criminals have guns i guess. Makes their job easier.
hand guns. not guns in general
Settlers are criminals.
Does this apply to criminals? cause you know, they follow the law
So you think we should have no laws? Since criminals break them anyways? What do you propose?
@Brett Yes criminals buy their guns at the store… lol
Settlers are criminals.
August 20th: Canada sees record breaking 3D printer sales.
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why? 3D printers cannot print the internal components of a gun. Criminals still need a legal gun for the inner components.
You don’t even need a 3d printer. Ever heard of a LUTY SMG?
You’d save more lives banning McDonald’s.. but we all know this is not about saving lives.
@Lorne Myers or cars
No one has been robbed with a big mac.
@Carla M heart disease and diabetes kills . Longer term suffering is more dangerous.
Oh please, conservatives would throw a fit if Trudeau started a sugar or fast food tax
@Carla M nobody has been robbed with a legally owned handgun!!!
This is like making opioids illegal. Oh wait, they already are! And is the problem gone? Nope, Quite the opposite. Except we aren’t talking about addiction here, we are talking about gang violence. Does it magically go away when guns are made illegal? This answer may shock you…. NOPE
Opioids are illegal? So….why the narcan?
Banning them is a step that helps, but it’s not enough you are right. More needs to be done to decrease gun violence that’s for sure.
@Atomic Apeplease explain how banning legally owned guns by vetted owners helps.
In an unrelated story, the government of Canada plans to maintain the temporary income tax of 1917, for the upcoming fiscal year, 2022.
@Justin Minello Next time they need their boots cleaned probably, get your shine box ready.
@Justin Minello
is anyone preventing you from muzzling up? Stay smart
@Justin Minello maybe you should never go outside stay home and stay safe
Sounds to me some particular class of our society is getting scared. About time they figured out there are ramifications for their actions and inaction’s.
Current legal fully licensed handguns owners won’t give them up. They may even get few more before the ban is complete along with whatever firearms they are banning. The current govt fails to address the fact criminals don’t get the guns from legal channels. Until they can plug that alleged aboriginal reserves import loopholes and other means of smuggling, the issues will continue.
@Gyuri E. It’s easy enough to 3d print a gun today. So all you need is the ammo around.
@Life’s Laboratory Have you been living under a rock or do you not know how the search function on google works?
@Robert Longley tell me when my dad’s car was too fast I want to sue Chevy for making a car like that
@Life’s Laboratory Not yet but like a gun owner friend of mine in western Canada said, you never know what the Lieberals will do with these guns laws. That guy has 2 cabinets of legally owned stuff including some hand guns, shotguns and rifles. He said he for sure not going to give up what he has right now and I won’t rule out he will buy up what he can also. That guy brings his children to gun range.
Corrected headline: “Legally obtained guns harder to get – illegal guns still available”
🤣 You got that right.
This high octane emotion driven issue is useful in distracting from the daily process of running the country which, as in a democracy, is supposed to be subject to the scrutiny and questioning of parliament but is not really. Non-answers to questions in parliament; knee-jerk reactions to situations without adequate, or any, proper investigation; abject apologies to single-issue activist groups about 300-year-old grievances without any kind of historical balance. These guys probably even paid someone to write their university essays (even if they actually attended or graduated). All they can do is buy votes by taking the easy way. I suppose statesmanship vanished after that silly pirouette all those years ago.
what about giving criminals with guns more severe sentences so they wont want to carry them?
If you’re a criminal carrying a gun you need it to protect your life. What sentence would be severe enough that death would be a better option?
I’m sure criminals will be very sad to hear that they no longer can purchase a gun legally 😥
fast track deportation…GTFO Express.
They need to agree on a parliamentary level (house ) before they can move on this legally. That is why this is temporary for now. Another over reach of the government.
This has nothing to do with the legal guns and crime but everything to do with controlling citizens that respect the law. 🤷
“They have no place in any community, in any neighborhood, in any street.” -Marco
So the government will stop using security armed with handguns?
“That’s different!” -Marco