You’re right, it will never fully go away, and violence will always happen, but I think if we look at why people turn to gangs and violence, and address those issues the “need” for hand guns will drop. People join gangs for various reasons, be they economic, or social pressures, amongst others. So by ensuring that people are safe, well paid, a roof over their heads, full bellies, parents being around, robust before and after school programs, etc gangs wouldn’t have the same pull factor
It’s a good thing that there’s no illegally imported guns in Canada, otherwise this might just punish legal gun owners.
At the end of the day we need to look at why guns are being imported illegally and address the root cause
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Sure, but they are still coming in because there is a demand.
Not trying to sound snarky, but what would your solution to the demand be? Cause it will likely never go away.
You’re right, it will never fully go away, and violence will always happen, but I think if we look at why people turn to gangs and violence, and address those issues the “need” for hand guns will drop. People join gangs for various reasons, be they economic, or social pressures, amongst others. So by ensuring that people are safe, well paid, a roof over their heads, full bellies, parents being around, robust before and after school programs, etc gangs wouldn’t have the same pull factor
https://nationalgangcenter.ojp.gov/spt/Risk-Factors
there will always be a demand, that will never change
The level of demand could change. It will never fully go away
poor legal gun owners… thoughts and prayers
Yeah fuck those guys doing things by the book! How fucking dare they follow the letter of the law!
You do realise that just about all legal gun owners own guns purely for hunting, right?
You also realise that this would intrude on indigenous rights if we banned legal guns… right?
you’re hunting with a handgun?
I got the impression from comment I’m responding to that they’re against legal guns in general. Might be misreading.
this thread is about handguns specifically and they said nothing about other kinds of guns
(and i must say too, as an aussie, i love that we have near 0 gun deaths! it can’t possible be our near total gun ban though… must be something else)
I’m not making any proposals so not sure what you’re on about “this” intruding on anyone’s rights