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Originally Posted by Bonjour43MA
Also, why do you fear that you would use your guns to hurt someone if they somehow looked at you funny. No gun owners I know behave or think that way and many of them have owned guns for 10, 20, 30 years. Their wives, kids, and grand-kids certainly don't agree with you on that. Guns do not automatically make someone go crazy and do crazy things - crazy people USE guns to do crazy things. There is a big difference there.
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I don't disagree with you in that gun control does not prevent criminals from having guns.
But I don't believe that our regulations should change (though I'm not sure what good the long gun registry is good for - I need to do more research until I can form an opinion).
I know plenty of gun owners as well, and I agree with you - that they are safely trained and are no threat to society.
However - I don't believe civilians should be allowed to purchase guns for self protection. I think a concealed weapon permit is one of the worst things you can have in a society - especially a post 9/11 society with so much paranoia. This is probably one of the biggest differences between Canada and the USA - is that while many people in the states might be buying because they enjoy the sport of target shooting and hunting - quite a few are buying and carrying out of fear. Improperly trained person who is scared and has a pistol is a baaaad combination.