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Originally Posted by Barnes
The guns used by farmers are not the same as ones used in shootings at clubs. While it is true that there are plenty of unregistered rifles and shotguns out there on farms, it would be pretty obvious if someone tried to slip one of these into a club.
The process of getting acquiring and possessing legal handguns is pretty strict in Canada and storage rules are equally as strict. The guns involved in illegal activities for the most part come from the US illegally and many of them would not be legal in Canada anyway.
A broad ban on guns does nothing to stop the gun crimes being committed right now.
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Thank you, but I am well aware that firearms used in clubs are likely not the same types of firearms used on a farm. That's not what I was debating anyways.
It doesn't matter whether guns are illegal or not; guns are being used to commit crimes right now - just as you said. Hence, why we should get rid of the guns that we know we do have in our possession. It just reduces the overall number of firearms available to the public in general. The less guns, the better.
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Originally Posted by Barnes
I used to sell guns at a local retailer and there was one case where a legally purchased firearm was involved in a homicide and the only way they were caught so easily is because of the firearm registry. The murder would have taken place and this person would have been caught whether or not this person had access to a gun.
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So you're saying a legally purchased firearm was used in a murder? All the more reason to stop selling guns, then, and you just provided a great example. Simply make the firearm unavailable in the first place.