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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
This is silly. For every mass killing committed by something other than a gun, there are likely hundreds committed by those with a gun.
I’m all for letting responsible gun owners do their thing if that’s what they want to do, but let’s not pretend guns are comparable to cars or knives in any way. Especially when killing or the potential to kill is probably near 100% of the reason why people own guns.
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I don't believe that to be true in Canada. Then take into account if those shootings are committed with a legally obtained firearm it is going to be reduced. So far, the info on Tumbler Ridge appears it was not a legally obtained firearm, and the Nova Scotia Shooting was also committed with illegally obtained firearms. The focus should be on disarming criminals and stopping illegal firearms coming into the country.
I am not denying that a firearm is a tool designed for killing, I am denying that most people in Canada that own a gun purchased that with the intent of Killing Humans. It is a tool, used for sport or hunting animals for food/furs.
The way the person who is in control of the tool decides what it is going to be used for, that isn't always what it was designed for. A vehicle might be designed to get from point A to Point B, but it can be used as a weapon.
If you just compare impaired driving to firearm deaths Madd stats say 2025 was the cause of over 500 deaths.
Firearm Deaths in Canada were around 300 with 45-60% of those related to gang activity.
That is only DUI deaths related to vehicles, a lot more people are killed in Canada Every year by a motor vehicle accident.
My son competes in Both Steel Challenge and IPSC, With the new laws IPSC is going to go away as no new people can be introduced to the sport, as under current Laws you can no longer purchase a handgun in Canada. being OK with the government banning items because you don't use them should not be OK.