Golden Jubilee
Posts: 8938
Joined: Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45 pm
Location: Canada's left Coast
Re: politic on the board
Mental illness and a criminal history will disqualify a person. Illegal guns are still available from the black market.
I do not know how a Country like USA will ever get control and change the gun ownership laws. First there has to be a majority of the public wanting to have changes made. Gun laws in Canada and Australia changed and in both countries there was resistance.
I am not a gun owner, but I have an appreciation for well made tools. I did not like to see fine rifles and hand guns run through a chipper.
I cannot be convinced that stricter gun control would have made any difference in the recent troubles. If a person is bent on shooting up any place or persons, they will find the weapons they need.
Canada is not without our share of crackers. A Canada wide search for two shooters just ended in Manitoba. The bodies of the suspects were found in the woods. Sadly three persons lost their lives at the hands of someone. One was American, one Australian and one a Canadian.
Thinking risks being controversial and possibly being offensive