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In my opinion, anyone who wants to go hunting should be restricted to shotguns/bolt action rifles. That way, it‘s fairer for the animal, safer for those who may be in the area, and there‘s a lot less brass to have clogging up the habitat.
I somehow doubt a deer or moose could tell the difference from a single round fired from a Lee-Enfield No.4, or an AR-10. Using restricted guns for hunting is illegal anyway. And depending on where you live, you must use a certain calibre to hunt game animals.
Just what do you mean by ‘fairer‘ to the animal?
Hunters tend to be conservationists. Most, if not all, pick up their brass, and only use one shot to kill anyway. Semi-auto rifles also allow for a quick follow-up shot should the animal not die instantly. Personally, I would not want an animal to suffer. It‘s a hunter‘s responsibility to deliver a clean kill. Besides, the more you shoot it, the more you spoil the meat.
Woo Hoo! Join the P.Res and get to use a C7 and maybe a C9 once a year. Besides, people who join just for weapons would find themselves very dissapointed. Most dedicated civilians fire more ammo per year than army type guys (res, or reg) and are much better marksmen because of it.If you really, really want to fire them, why not join the army?
How many times have you used your weapon to fight off a home intruder? While you could say "It could happen one day, and then it‘d be worth it"
Why bother wearing my seatbelt? I‘ve never been in an accident? So why should I bother, right?
Owning a weapon strictly for self defence in Canada is a no-no anyway. More on that in a sec.
couldn‘t you also say "One day, someone could break into your house, steal it, and use it to murder someone"?
nULL, safe storage laws have been in effect for more than a decade. By law, all legal owners must have their guns locked up in an approved safe, with the ammo locked up in a different safe. So it would be hard for me to legally access my gun should someone invade my house. I would probably be dead before I could even load my gun. Since guns are locked up in the first place, criminals would have a hard time stealing them. Most guns used crimanally in Canada are illegal to begin with, having been smuggled in from the U.S., or so the Toronto Police say.
, sigh....I think the underlying reasons for a gun registry are legit; while no criminals are going to register their guns, if everyone else DOES, wouldn‘t spotting the criminally owned firearms (and therefore the criminals) be markedly easier?
You don‘t need a registration paper to know if a gun a criminal has is legally owned or not. That‘s what a P.A.L or P.O.L. (gun license) is for, if an officer finds anyone with an unlocked, and loaded gun, that‘s illegal, if they don‘t have a license, it‘s safe to assume that that person has an illegaly owned firearm. If you find a pistol on them, it‘s even easier. Restricted guns (along with all guns) must be transported in a locked case with the ammo locked away seperately. Both in turn must be locked in a trunk or glove box when being transported. To transport a restricted weapon, you need an A.T.T. (transport permit) which is only valid on a certain route from your house to the range/club you belong to. If you want to transport your gun to a gunsmith to repair it, you need to file for another A.T.T. Should anyone be found in violation of any of this, it‘s also safe to assume that they are not a legal owner. No registry needed. The laws are restricted and costly enough without the registry in place. I could fill another page with different laws, but I would only tire myself out.
I do find it funny that most people who make fire arms policy in Canada and those who support it know jack-sh*t about guns, or the current laws.
Time for bed.
‘night all.
Tyler