Yep that's why I clearly specified I was talking about using copper. In no way and at no point has this somehow become a conversation about the differences in firearm liberty overall between Canada and the United States as a) that has nothing to do with what we're talking about and b) I know full well how restrictive our laws are up here overall.
Though I do have to point out one falsehood…we did not narrowly miss losing all shotguns and rifles haha. Even if they attempted to legislate that it wouldn't fly. We don't have the right to bear arms in our constitution or as part of our important heritage, we never fought Britain we just asked nicely for more autonomy after a while of fighting on the same side and still on the same side in major conflicts, we've never had a civil war up here, we haven't existed as a nation nearly as long in general (wasn't as "clement" a land for Europeans to settle right away haha - though the Vikings got to Newfoundland 1000 years ago…and went right back where they came from because it
deemed uninhabitably miserable weather-wise haha) …firearms as weapons and as a symbol of independence and self governance has never been that big of a deal here and it's a very big deal and much more a part of American history and identity (and should be respected as such in my opinion) BUT…ours is a history that takes great pride in the kind of independence that isn't as much about the defiance of powers that be so much as it is about self-reliance and especially historically of living off the land and providing for ourselves be it hunting, fishing, farming…and natural resources in general is the backbone of our economy even more than most nations. A ton of geographical area and not that many people. Lots of nature.
While I want to be clear that I am 100 percent against these ridiculous bans that have indeed happened here, it is a historically demonstrable fact that the majority of Canadians honestly don't care that much if they or their fellow citizens are "allowed" to own handguns or high capacity semi autos. I'm not part of that majority haha but won't deny its true. But when a proposed piece of legislation has threatened to be so broadly restrictive as to disrupt sporting, hunting use of guns up here the backlash has been immediate and strong. That's the part of our heritage that people would fight about. The right and ability to use guns to provide for themselves, not so much defend themselves. Again, not necessarily my view but the truth about my country as best I see it. Our histories are so vastly different and we do indeed have some different values regarding guns and different symbolic meaning ascribed to them. There's no way in hell they'd succeed in banning all rifles and shotguns, nor have they tried to do something that stupid (though stupid has been the trend haha)
On a further note I'm a little relieved to say, regarding some of the unjust new gun laws that target the law abiding and do nothing to address gang violence in big cities and on reserves which is our number one REAL violence problem, the governments of Alberta and my home Saskatchewan have recently successfully passed legislature that places the authority and task of any firearms confiscations or buybacks solely under the provinces own jurisdiction, meaning federal agents CAN NOT legally come and take anyone's guns here unless an actual violent crime has been committed (which makes sense) - it is at the discretion and hand of provincial police authorities, and I know a good number of police officers in Saskatchewan who have said hell will freeze over before they enforce any of this nonsense and come for peaceful citizen's newly illegal firearms.
Wow, that was a long rabbit trail, sorry!
