ok, the Liberal plan to ban hand guns really has my brain in a knot… now let me tell you why.. at first glance, in point form, and over the short-term, a ban on handguns:
i love it when i hear conservative ‘thinkers’ like Mr. Ralph Klein say things like: “I can ban anything. I can ban tape recorders, by law. It’s not going to stop you from using them” (from the cbc)
and he is 100% right. for instance, if the government decides to ban, steak knives, people will not take advantage of amnesty efforts, or buy-back programs… and it is simply because people need their knives to help facilitate steak consumption (also something klein would appreciate me saying :P)… anyways, most citizens do not use their supply/collection of knives to kill people, even though stabbings do account for the highest proportion of homicides in canada. (statcan)
ok, i’m getting off track here, so lets just assume knives will never be banned since they are essential to human survival, and get back to handguns; since we all know that handguns really only exist to shoot people. if we push politics aside for a moment, and forget about the short-term Liberal intension to gain popularity in urban-canada… we can focus on the long-term effects of a canadian handgun ban and see that over the long-term a ban on handguns:
Joseph Heath & Andrew Potter, in The Rebel Sell, suggest that differences in “…culture are a consequence of the differences in laws and institutions” and well, this is most clearly seen by comparing us to our
Ok, so i didn’t really prove anything with this post, and i am still really torn on the issue, even though i am clearly leading a little left…. any thoughts?
we in Australia have a policy where you cant own a gun unless you r a legitimate target shooter who meets strict requirements. i.e. must shoot at a club for a certain number hrs per yr and be a registered member at that club. Also I think u can have one if u live on a farm (i am not sure about specs for this though).
we have a policy where u can hand your gun (and any other illegal weapons) in to the police station- i dont think they buy it back though.
we still have murders, but I dont know if we have less per capita comapred to USA or any other country- i have not my homework like u.
also, gangsters still have (illegal) handguns
Yeah, all good thoughts, but you know what? The PM was just saying that as a soundbite. Handguns are pretty much banned in Canada anyway. Martin is a dumbass and just says things that he thinks will sound good. great campaign promise! he should also promise that he’ll make murder illegal. that will get him tonnes of votes from those bleeding heart liberals. politics be stupid.
i love how you used “gangstas” and “partake” in the same sentence…
oh… and… guns are bad eh…