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cstanleytech

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53. I would not object to such a ban but maybe make it so those in the National Guard can

Fri May 1, 2020, 09:27 PM

May 2020

acquire a license to possess a limited number of such guns.
The problem though is we would have to modify the Second Amendment to specifically state that otherwise the courts would probably throw it out.

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Canada closes the market and bans assault-style weapons. [View all] roamer65 May 2020 OP

Wow, they don't mess around with gun-humpery. Hoyt May 2020 #1

They are banned immediately. roamer65 May 2020 #2

All for it here too. Let the white wing gun-lovers whine. Hoyt May 2020 #5

I would not object to such a ban but maybe make it so those in the National Guard can cstanleytech May 2020 #53

I'm not so sure courts will throw it out, but I get what you are saying. Hoyt May 2020 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete May 2020 #59

This was already on the table in parliment Bev54 May 2020 #23

That's not exactly the case. BobTheSubgenius May 2020 #55

Most will sell them if the price is right in the buyback program. roamer65 May 2020 #56

Not for buybacks. People who invest in lethal weapons shouldn't be rewarded when the majority Hoyt May 2020 #60

Hypocrite - *you* sold guns you owned, in lieu of destroying them friendly_iconoclast May 2020 #69

Somewhat oversimplified as those who owned them legally before may be grandfathered to keep them Hiawatha Pete May 2020 #58

K & R IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2020 #3

whow. whow. so so so good for everrybody. riversedge May 2020 #4

Deputy PM Freeland is making enormous sense right now. roamer65 May 2020 #6

She just ended with "enough is enough". roamer65 May 2020 #7

There is no other reason. SergeStorms May 2020 #46

K&R rogue emissary May 2020 #8

A good day for Disaffected May 2020 #9

Semi-automatics should be next. roamer65 May 2020 #10

Agreed Disaffected May 2020 #11

Hopefully they strengthen the regulation on the remaining weapons. roamer65 May 2020 #12

I don't have details but Disaffected May 2020 #32

Great! Newest Reality May 2020 #13

Excellent news! iluvtennis May 2020 #14

Now they need to ban the ammunition as well. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #15

Why? There's nothing special about it. friendly_iconoclast May 2020 #16

Okay, that's enough. Iggo May 2020 #19

And that, in a nutshell, is just how quickly it can be done in a sane country. Vinca May 2020 #17

THIS. roamer65 May 2020 #57

Where there's a will there's a way malaise May 2020 #18

I love Canada more every day! pazzyanne May 2020 #20

Bravo Canada packman May 2020 #21

Good to see sanity prevail. warmfeet May 2020 #22

AR-15 style weapons. The favorite for shooting schoolchildren. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #24

Favorite would be the wrong word. ManiacJoe May 2020 #62

Most common because..... paleotn May 2020 #65

Unfortunately that's still handguns, by a large measure (nt) Recursion May 2020 #66

how they define 'fair compensation' will determine their success Amishman May 2020 #25

Or putting them in jail. roamer65 May 2020 #29

I believe they tried that in Australia, didn't work well Amishman May 2020 #30

In my next life I'm going to be Canadian! OMGWTF May 2020 #26

good on them. AllaN01Bear May 2020 #27

Canada will still be a free country long after the US is taken down world wide wally May 2020 #28

They better open more schools, because that giant sucking sound from up there ffr May 2020 #31

It is hard to move to Canada hack89 May 2020 #35

Good job Canada! ITower68 May 2020 #33

Oo-rah pecosbob May 2020 #34

That's step 1. Step 2 is Trudeau's goons oppress your freedoms IronLionZion May 2020 #36

Looks as if the Statue of Liberty may have been delivered to the wrong address! n/t Judi Lynn May 2020 #37

Well, this will generate a lot of black market secondary sales in the US by the CAN border. aikoaiko May 2020 #38

Don't get caught with one in Canada. roamer65 May 2020 #39

I doubt it will make much difference as Disaffected May 2020 #40

90% of illegally owned guns in Canada came from the US. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #42

This is how it is done when a leader is not corrupt. nt SunSeeker May 2020 #41

Bravo Canada! smirkymonkey May 2020 #43

Mahalo, Canada.. I love you! Cha May 2020 #44

+100000 Hoyt May 2020 #61

If it wasn't so cold there sellitman May 2020 #45

Does this ban include weapons such as the Doc_Technical May 2020 #47

Take a look. roamer65 May 2020 #49

In my scan, I only saw 3 Rugers Hangingon May 2020 #51

By-name bans like that don't work very well Recursion May 2020 #67

I'm sure they will keep it up to date. roamer65 May 2020 #68

Good for them! n/t Upthevibe May 2020 #48

Good uponit7771 May 2020 #50

Canada, you're just daring sane thinking Americans to move there. Yavin4 May 2020 #52

If only. (N/T) Old Crow May 2020 #63

Out-fucking-standing!...nt N_E_1 for Tennis May 2020 #64