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DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Misleading title. The restricted weapons Trudeau wants to ban and buy back can't be used for hunting anyhow.
Is it? Are they?
Not that I don't believe you Doc, but let's check that claim out with what's in the body of the piece.
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Now compare that to what the government now says is their main objective for gun control — “banning military-style assault weapons.”
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said during the election that the government plans to outlaw a number of guns and buy back as many as 250,000 rifles from licensed gun owners at a cost of $600 million.
Think about that, we have a problem with illegally smuggled handguns being used to commit crimes and the government will spend near double buying back legal guns than they will spend on dealing with crime guns.
Looks to me like they're right. The title looks accurate. Trudeau is spending double buying back hunting rifles over dealing with crime guns.
Obviously some people have reading comprehension problems, Freakin' - thank you for setting them straight.
I do? I know the Firearms Act (1995) very well. "Military Style Assault Rifles" are classed as "Restricted".
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Permitted purposes for ownership
There are a few purposes for which you may be licensed to acquire or possess a restricted firearm:
target practice or target shooting competitions
as part of a collection
in limited circumstances, use in connection with one's lawful profession or occupation, or to protect life
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/c ... s#restrictNotice, hunting is not there?
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(Note: legally, restricted firearms can only be discharged at shooting ranges; so while one can use them in competitions, one cannot use them for hunting)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm ... _in_CanadaSo Trudeau, by confiscating AR-15s etc. it does not affect Hunting or Hunters.