OVERKILL
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So, we have a bill going through parliament that simplifies/streamlines some parts of the firearms ownership process. None of the rules regarding restricted/non-restricted change and what would be in place is still vastly more strict than how things used to be before the whole gun registry fiasco and gong show that created.
However, our elected officials apparently have a serious lack of reading comprehension and/or a complete fundamental misunderstanding of the laws already on the books. How are you qualified to speak on a topic when you aren't even aware of what it applies to??? How can you speak authoritatively on a bill when you don't even understand it?
These comments are absolute gold (taken from a post on Gunnie Spot):
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Comments made by opposition members at C-42 3rd reading:
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Alain Giguerre, NDP, Marc-Aurele-Fortin:
Farmers who want to guard against foxes do not need a machine gun. We are talking about a fox. Could we agree that some firearms are dangerous, that they should not be owned by just anybody and that regulations are needed? Anyone who goes duck hunting with a machine gun capable of bringing down a MiG probably has a problem between the ears, and it is perhaps a good thing that they cannot get that type of weapon.
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Adam Vaughn, Liberal, Trinity – Spadina:
How does making it easier to bring a gun into the city, easier to travel around a city with a gun, and easier to use a gun in a city, where no one is hunting ducks, no one is hunting raccoons, and no one is going after the squirrel population, make our cities safe
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Tyrone Benskin, NDP, Jeanne-Le Ber:
We expect people to register their cars. There are serial numbers on cars. Automobiles are things that are used for useful, peaceful purposes. Guns are made to kill. Whether they are made to kill animals in hunting for pleasure or they are made to kill humans, they are made to kill.
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Randall Garrison, NDP, Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca:
What we are talking about here is that when the police stop someone, under Bill C-42 that person would not have to have an authorization to transport the weapon in the car, but they could automatically talk about five different categories of places they could be transporting that gun to. We are not talking about the law-abiding sport shooter. We are talking about the ability of the RCMP to enforce the laws against illegal transportation of guns on those who are in fact interested in gun violence and crime.
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Adam Vaughn, Liberal, Trinity – Spadina:
Do the Conservatives not believe that there should be restrictions on selling ammunition, particularly in urban centres where it is not used for any rational purpose? No one is hunting squirrels in downtown Toronto that I am aware of.
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Pauline Ayala, NDP, Honore Mercier:
I am very concerned about that because there are so many weapons out there. On one hand, the government talks about national security, and on the other hand it allows weapons to be transported without much oversight.
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Robert Aubin, NDP, Trois Rivieres:
The main objective of this bill is to pander to a minority of firearms owners for whom safety is an afterthought. True to form, the Conservatives are driving a wedge between Canadians in different communities. I urge all members to vote against this dangerous and ineffective bill.
However, our elected officials apparently have a serious lack of reading comprehension and/or a complete fundamental misunderstanding of the laws already on the books. How are you qualified to speak on a topic when you aren't even aware of what it applies to??? How can you speak authoritatively on a bill when you don't even understand it?
These comments are absolute gold (taken from a post on Gunnie Spot):
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Comments made by opposition members at C-42 3rd reading:
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Alain Giguerre, NDP, Marc-Aurele-Fortin:
Farmers who want to guard against foxes do not need a machine gun. We are talking about a fox. Could we agree that some firearms are dangerous, that they should not be owned by just anybody and that regulations are needed? Anyone who goes duck hunting with a machine gun capable of bringing down a MiG probably has a problem between the ears, and it is perhaps a good thing that they cannot get that type of weapon.
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Adam Vaughn, Liberal, Trinity – Spadina:
How does making it easier to bring a gun into the city, easier to travel around a city with a gun, and easier to use a gun in a city, where no one is hunting ducks, no one is hunting raccoons, and no one is going after the squirrel population, make our cities safe
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Tyrone Benskin, NDP, Jeanne-Le Ber:
We expect people to register their cars. There are serial numbers on cars. Automobiles are things that are used for useful, peaceful purposes. Guns are made to kill. Whether they are made to kill animals in hunting for pleasure or they are made to kill humans, they are made to kill.
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Randall Garrison, NDP, Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca:
What we are talking about here is that when the police stop someone, under Bill C-42 that person would not have to have an authorization to transport the weapon in the car, but they could automatically talk about five different categories of places they could be transporting that gun to. We are not talking about the law-abiding sport shooter. We are talking about the ability of the RCMP to enforce the laws against illegal transportation of guns on those who are in fact interested in gun violence and crime.
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Adam Vaughn, Liberal, Trinity – Spadina:
Do the Conservatives not believe that there should be restrictions on selling ammunition, particularly in urban centres where it is not used for any rational purpose? No one is hunting squirrels in downtown Toronto that I am aware of.
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Pauline Ayala, NDP, Honore Mercier:
I am very concerned about that because there are so many weapons out there. On one hand, the government talks about national security, and on the other hand it allows weapons to be transported without much oversight.
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Robert Aubin, NDP, Trois Rivieres:
The main objective of this bill is to pander to a minority of firearms owners for whom safety is an afterthought. True to form, the Conservatives are driving a wedge between Canadians in different communities. I urge all members to vote against this dangerous and ineffective bill.