If you have good reason to believe these people will harm someone with their guns, please report it to the RCMP, instead of wishing that their guns were a different colour.
Follow this link and use the contact information to file a report. Please do this immediately if you think someone is in danger of being harmed. https://rcmp.ca/en/firearms/contact-canadian-firearms-program
I take it they haven't harmed anyone? Are you concerned that they will?
Outside of a perfect world scenario, on a practical level, there is an argument that the issue of gun violence in Canada is best addressed by tackling illegal firearm smuggling, and making penalties for violent offenders more effective. Any sympathy to that angle?
It’s sort of amazing to think that this government could fail to do so for a second time after the way it went down last time.
I don't believe the Liberal government truly wants to make transformative change on this file, they're simply acting to balance optics and pressure from interest groups. With that in mind, it's not surprising that this current effort seems disorganized and destined to fail.
The notion that there are Canadians who own a gun simply because they think it's cool, is ignorant to the facts of what it takes to actually get a license to acquire and possess a firearm in this country.
Out of curiosity, what do you think the firearm regulations should look like in Canada?
I think I see your point, but, as a person with an RPAL, what does 'meaningful improvement' look like to you?
Even prior to the May 2020 OIC that reclassified AR pattern & other firearms to prohibited status, Canada had a pre-existing, highly restrictive system of firearm regulation. This system remains in force.
Citizens who want to purchase a firearm need to undergo mandatory education, and a rigorous, lengthy, and costly application process that obligates the applicant to list comprehensive personal details, including previous romantic partners, and multiple character references. Every applicant undergoes an RCMP background check, and restricted firearm licensees undergo daily checks. No license for firearm ownership is given in Canada without direct RCMP oversight. The RCMP can deny a license to anyone they see fit. Citizens can report problem firearm owners, and those owners can expect a rapid visit from the RCMP.
Restricted firearms are only allowed at an approved range, or trigger locked, in a locked case, and away from ammunition. Any other condition of storage and use is a crime.
You should know that, in Canada, it is absolutely impossible to buy or own a firearm on a whim.
For the record, I think this is overall a good thing, and was a system brought about as a result of Polytechnique in 1989.
put on KISS makeup
Not actually outside the realm of possibilities
While I don't believe this is an ideal result, it's worth considering that the vote wasn't overwhelmingly in favor, in one of the most conservative areas in the nation.
Well, all the same, thank you for chiming in.
I agree with you fully on that point.
In my mind, the penalties for being caught with an illegal firearm should be far more severe. It should be a long, mandatory prison sentence. This seems like an obvious first step. I don't see how further restricting legal owners will solve the sorts of problems that we want solved when we think about gun crime.