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Originally Posted by MBates
I am not saying you have said it can be done or that you have been defending the legislation, but I am interested in your view. If nobody in government can explain why guns were added to the ban list as late amendments and now even some Liberal back benchers are decrying the banning of some hunting rifles and shotguns (in spite of the government claim that is not happening) do you agree the law could end up being seen as a 'silly' law and lead to major non-compliance from current gun owners who have previously followed the existing laws religiously?
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I missed this post earlier in this thread but you raised some very good points, I think where our difference of opinion stems from probably has more to do with how we each define major non-compliance.
I agree it could definitely lead to non-compliance, I’m just not sure I would say it will lead to major non-compliance though. That would really depend on a number of factors including how many people actually own the style of guns in question, the penalties for non-compliance and how strictly these laws will be enforced.
With that being said I’m also not sure that the cases of non-compliance would have a substantially detrimental effect on Canadians overall because I don’t imagine there will be widespread open defiance and IMO we’re more likely to see those in defiance try and keep their guns hidden rather than risk being caught with them on a hunting trip, but that’s obviously debatable.
To be clear I’m not saying the inclusion of some guns in the new law makes sense or that people shouldn’t be frustrated by it, personally I guess I just feel that there are more pressing issues that the government should be addressing and more than anything I’m disappointed that the uproar over this type of legislation on the part of politicians and media draws peoples attention away from those more pressing issues. That isn’t to say that it’s fair for otherwise law abiding Canadian gun owners caught in the middle to have to deal with this or that some of their concerns aren’t valid, I just think the same can be said about a number of things our governments have done or are trying to do that are more detrimental to a greater number of Canadians overall.