matthewb.eth
@matthewb
as much as I don't love US gun culture, I also don't feel safe in my home in canada and can't legally own *any* firearm to protect myself or my family. and to add salt to the wound, you also risk prosecution for defending yourself against home invasion or other intruders.
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
wait brain blank you really can’t buy a gun in Canada?
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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
tbh I haven’t really looked into it seriously (yet) but my understanding is that pretty much all common guns are banned for purchase at this time. if you already own one, I believe the gov has a buyback program. some context here: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/gage-haubrich-the-gun-ban-is-not-working-trudeau-already-knows-this
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shazow
@shazow.eth
Sorry but... you can totally buy/own guns in Canada? You just need a license. The ban is about specific disallow lists of models of guns.
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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
indeed, apparently this is the case: https://warpcast.com/chado/0xeef46dd5 oh well, no castle doctrine but it’s better than nothing!
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shazow
@shazow.eth
While factually true, I don't really see how we can argue with a straight face that it's bad to have a requirement to use "reasonable and justifiable force"? The desire to have the right to just kill anyone who enters my property is pretty wild to me.
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matthewb.eth
@matthewb
ehh, not particularly interested in debating. the right to defend yourself from home invasion is very relevant to everyone and particularly crypto owners, imo. I lose a lot of sleep over physical security.
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