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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
The problem is that the idea of banning legal handgun possession and use with the intent of stopping gang violence in inherently flawed. The people using handguns to shoot at each other on Toronto streets are not getting the PAL, they are not buying their guns at a retailer, they are not members of an approved range and they are not following any of the storage and transport laws. An outright ban on hanguns with a license isn't going to stop gang members from sourcing their handguns, because a ban means nothing to the people already breaking the existing laws.
If the government truly cared about dealing with gang violence, they'd be looking at it's root causes, ways to transition gang members out of that lifestyle, securing the Canada/US border and by extension, the native reserves along the US border that are huge smuggling corridors. But they have chosen to twist statistics, use misleading data and outright lies to foster an environment of fear in order sell a bill that will not affect criminals and only introduce more red tape into an already robust regulatory system. But it sure sounds good to those who are relying on the government to be honest about the existing laws.
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The thought that gang members are the only ones who are going to use hand guns when committing crimes is inherently flawed. I know the guy who owns one of the biggest outdoor outfitting stores in St. John’s and he says they have a hard time keeping handguns on the shelf. Anyone who thinks one of those guns won’t eventually be used in a crime committed by someone not in a gang or picked up by a kid and accidentally discharged is kidding themselves for their own purposes.
Human right to life outweighs any made up right to own a hand gun. Hand guns are specifically designed to kill people. Not to kill animals, or to protect someone from a bear attack, or any other BS reason.
Anything short of a complete ban on the import and sale of hand guns is illogical. If it were up to me, even the manufacturing of the hand guns and their ammunition would be banned.