Would you support an asbolute ban on all guns?

[stinkynuts]

In countries with absolute bans, there are essentially no murders or suicides by firearms.

Is it worth banning all guns, or should we allow them, or loosen restrictions like the US?

List of countries by firearm-related homicide rates - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mr Deeds]

If you're talking about Canada I think the restrictions are pretty good. But batting them completely is not realistic as there are people in this country who use them to hunt to feed their families

 

[krealtarron]

I think I would be completely for banning weapons or at the very least the majority of calibers. If someone requires to hunt etc., then they can apply for special licenses. But guns should be a privilege, not a right.

 

[rgkv]

You can make exception. Police, military, those who hunt for necessity, but other than that I vote BAN ALL GUNS,,,

 

[stinkynuts]

You can make exception. Police, military, those who hunt for necessity, but other than that I vote BAN ALL GUNS,,,

I thnk there are many countries with this rule, and they are very safe.

 

[johnd5050]

I think I would be completely for banning weapons or at the very least the majority of calibers. If someone requires to hunt etc., then they can apply for special licenses. But guns should be a privilege, not a right.

A good place to securely leave your hunting guns is in a government or private owned armory.
Just log it out and in when you need to go hunting. There should be an annual quota for hunting ammo.

 

[johnd5050]

I thnk there are many countries with this rule, and they are very safe.

You are correct. Might be in Europe, I recall reading an article. Forgot where and when I read it.

 

[johnd5050]

If you're talking about Canada I think the restrictions are pretty good. But batting them completely is not realistic as there are people in this country who use them to hunt to feed their families

Beside hunting for food, Canada generates revenue from fishing and sport hunters from all over the world but mostly USA.

 

[rgkv]

This is the mentality down south,, forget her name but some broad in the states saying her 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON already owns a couple of guns...

 

[jcpro]

Guns yes. Rifles no.

 

[carvesg]

I think I would be completely for banning weapons or at the very least the majority of calibers. If someone requires to hunt etc., then they can apply for special licenses. But guns should be a privilege, not a right.

It is a privilege north of the Canada US border , not a right .

 

[tml]

We were successful in eliminating cocaine from our society, let's do the same for guns.

 

[K Douglas]

In countries with absolute bans, there are essentially no murders or suicides by firearms.

Is it worth banning all guns, or should we allow them, or loosen restrictions like the US?

List of countries by firearm-related homicide rates - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Countries with absolute bans on guns include China and North Korea yet there are many murders by firearms...at the hands of government officials.

I think what you are meaning to say in countries like U.K., Australia, Japan, New Zealand etc. where there are strong restrictions on gun ownership there are essentially no murders or suicides by firearm. Now what do those four countries I listed all have in common - they are surrounded by water.

 

[krealtarron]

Countries with absolute bans on guns include China and North Korea yet there are many murders by firearms...at the hands of government officials.

I think what you are meaning to say in countries like U.K., Australia, Japan, New Zealand etc. where there are strong restrictions on gun ownership there are essentially no murders or suicides by firearm. Now what do those four countries I listed all have in common - they are surrounded by water.

There are other developing countries and even countries in EU, who have almost no gun violence as well. The only common thing between them are strong gun restrictions.

 

[GameBoy27]

The vast majority of gun crimes committed in Canada are by unlicensed gun owners using smuggled firearms from the US. I'm not sure a "gun ban" would make much of a difference here in Canada. Kind of like banning murder. It's already illegal yet many murders are continually committed.

In the grand scheme of things, it's not the legal gun owners in Canada you have to worry about.

Tougher sentences on those who commit gun crimes and repeat offenders would make more of a difference than taking away guns from legal gun owners.

 

[Greytop19]

We were successful in eliminating cocaine from our society, ley's do the same for guns.

Sure....lol

 

[SaturnFan]

I live in an urban environment and don't hunt, so I have no interest in guns. Having said this I can see that farmers need a rifle or two to protect their animals and livestock, and I can see that some people have an interest in target shooting with either a handgun or rifle. From what I know (and that's not much!) about how to legally obtain and own a hand gun or rifle I believe the current laws on the books in Canada are satisfactory.

What I don't understand is why are automatic, and semi automatic rifles permitted for Joe Public??? I see absolutely no reason why the average person should own one!

 

[dirtyharry555]

You can make exception. Police, military,,,,

Why?

 

[Twister]

No, so far it seems the measures we have are working, criminals will get guns no matter what.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

A ban on guns would mean that the criminals would have guns and the ordinary citizen will not have guns. The vast majority of crime and murders are committed by criminals and not the outraged BF or husband. The countries with little gun crime are mostly islands and have strict gun laws. Canada has strict gun laws, yet we have shootings in the streets of major Canadian cities weekly. We live next to the USA that have laxed gun laws and the illegal guns come in to Canada through the Indian reservations that straddle the Canada/US border. After the Ecole Polytechnique shootings in Montreal the government did not ban the Mini-14 ( a simplified version of an assault rifle ) which can fire as fast as you can pull the trigger. The reason for not banning the Mini-14 is that many native and Inuit bands use this rifle for hunting food.

To make gun laws tougher than they are now is not a guarantee that it will make any difference all. An analogy to this situation can be compared to what they are doing to address the homeless situation in California. Homeless street people are given small homes without addressing their mental health or addiction problems.