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Originally Posted by edslunch
The most generous interpretation for me is that with this and banning dangerous-looking long guns they are trying to stamp out US-style gun culture before it takes hold. Like with smoking and cigarettes - make it uncool, don’t allow flashy packages, etc. Don’t let overblown self-protection notions take root. Take the glamour out of anyone’s blaze of glory fantasies.
I don’t think this is a reasonable concern given the restrictions we have, the general level-headedness of Canadians, and the lack of a motivating principle like the 2nd amendment, but perhaps they are looking down the road at the increasing polarization and radicalization of society and taking what they think are prudent measures.
I think this argument is more relevant to the long gun issue though, and more likely these are mainly symbolic acts.
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I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'll just say that we can't carry handguns like they can in the U.S., even if we're licensed to own them. And they must be double-locked anytime they leave the house, and when stored must be in a safe.
There was never any risk of "gun culture" permeating here, whatever gun culture actually means. If you ever attend a sanctioned competitive shooting event in Canada then you'd have an understanding of what our "gun culture" actually is.