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I wonder if ipolitics has published irregular facts.
ballz said:I believe that's completely separate from Bill C-71. Bill C-71 actually can and still may get passed before October... Blair's new gun grab wouldn't have nearly enough time, he even said as much that it wouldn't be happening this time around. With that said, it may be a campaign strategy for them.
Cloud Cover said:Regulations can come later by OIC or they can come on day 1.
Haggis said:I will say that watching Dr. Gary Mauser waving a photo of a moose while declaring that more Canadians are killed by moose each year than by lawful firearms owners was epic.
mariomike said:I would say that about 90 per cent of the gun fatalities they sent us to were suicides. No idea if they were lawful firearms owners.
Haggis said:< snip> more Canadians are killed by moose each year than by lawful firearms owners was epic.
Haggis said:And Dr. Mauser was making a comparison between moose caused deaths and homicides by lawful firearms owners.
Haggis said:That statistical void is part of the problem. Bill C-71 is aimed (pun intended) at enhancing the psychological background checks of lawful owners. If my unhinged spouse/child/other relative/friend/neighbour unlawfully takes my lawfully owned gun and offs himself, Bill C-71 won't prevent that.
And Dr. Mauser was making a comparison between moose caused deaths and homicides by lawful firearms owners.
Fishbone Jones said:If you have anyone in your home without a PAL, they should not be able to access your firearms or ammo. Keep your stuff secure, as required by law and don't make it accessible to anyone.
That's awesome incentive, particularly if she wants her guns (her property) back.Fishbone Jones said:My wife had firearms prior to the PAL. They are secured and she will never get them again, until she gets her PAL.
mariomike said:I would say that about 90 per cent of the gun fatalities they sent us to were suicides. No idea if they were lawful firearms owners.
I assume the gun was unregistered and he was un-licensed? C-71 would not have prevented that, nor would, I suspect, the former long gun registry.Retired AF Guy said:My uncle who had been suffering from both mental and health problems managed to find a .22 rifle in the attic that everyone had forgotten about and used it to commit suicide.
Our current laws could have prevented this tragedy had someone (family member, co-worker, ex-wife) spoken up and called the local PD or CFO. But no one wants to be "that guy" who gets a friend or relative "in trouble" even if getting them "in trouble" saves their life.Retired AF Guy said:One of my best friends committed suicide using his legally owned hunting rifle. He was also having problems; alcohol, split with his wife, etc.
Haggis said:That's awesome incentive, particularly if she wants her guns (her property) back.
Haggis said:Our current laws could have prevented this tragedy
Loachman said:The current legislation may have reduced the number of suicides in which firearms were used, but rope sales easily made up the difference.
Haggis said:An uncomfortable truth overlooked by those who portray guns as the only suicide method that matters.