New Canadian Gun Law?

Colpy

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There is now a proposal tio strengthen Canadian Gun Laws by requiring all license applicants to undergo a one-time face-to-face interview before a license would be granted. This would be in addition to the mandatory safety training and background check.
My initial reaction was "GD it, not MORE Bull****", but I have re-thought it. IF this is just another layer of crap on top of all the other layers of useless expensive crap in the Canadian Firearms Control system, then I am dead set against.

HOWEVER, if we could do this, and make sure we have competent interviewers with a little tiome to actualy spend with an applicant..........and if we could just DROP the idiot classification/registration scheme in existence now, this might actually be effective.

Thoughts?
 
I think not

I think not

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How about training the gun shop owners for this face to face interview and skip a step? It could be made part of their licensing requirements.
Nah, someone needs a job.
 
Kreskin

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I think not said:
How about training the gun shop owners for this face to face interview and skip a step? It could be made part of their licensing requirements.
Nah, someone needs a job.
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That's a conflict of interest, and probably dangerous for the gunshop owner if he does the denying of licensing.
 
L Gilbert

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Colpy said:
There is now a proposal tio strengthen Canadian Gun Laws by requiring all license applicants to undergo a one-time face-to-face interview before a license would be granted. This would be in addition to the mandatory safety training and background check.
My initial reaction was "GD it, not MORE Bull****", but I have re-thought it. IF this is just another layer of crap on top of all the other layers of useless expensive crap in the Canadian Firearms Control system, then I am dead set against.

HOWEVER, if we could do this, and make sure we have competent interviewers with a little tiome to actualy spend with an applicant..........and if we could just DROP the idiot classification/registration scheme in existence now, this might actually be effective.

Thoughts?
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Mine (thoughts) are the same as yours.
 
lysyfacet

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Kreskin said:
That's a conflict of interest, and probably dangerous for the gunshop owner if he does the denying of licensing.
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definitely could be trouble for teh shop owner. And i dunno if tihs whole system would work. I'm sure bribes would happen, and there would just be ways around it. Get people in the buisness or on the job, and there you are, you have a gun. I dunno as much as it sounds like a great idea, it could just create more problems and crimes.
 
DurkaDurka

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I haven't a clue what the gun laws are here since I have never owned a gun. Colpy is the resident gun expert here I think.
 
hermanntrude

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I'd agree with you colpy, except that I think I can predict some of the questions in the overly-scripted interviews:

are you now or have you ever been involved in terrorist activity or supported the actions of a terrorist group?

Are you now or have you ever been involved in hate crimes?....
 
Stretch

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hermanntrude said:
I'd agree with you colpy, except that I think I can predict some of the questions in the overly-scripted interviews:

are you now or have you ever been involved in terrorist activity or supported the actions of a terrorist group?

Are you now or have you ever been involved in hate crimes?....
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has there ever been any mental health issues in your family history?
are you in any way related to george bush in any way?
or dick cheney?
 
s243a

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It might be a tough quiz. In Canada you aren't even allowed to defend your home. We don't have castle law like Florida does.
 
Stretch

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s243a said:
It might be a tough quiz. In Canada you aren't even allowed to defend your home. We don't have castle law like Florida does.
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you cant defend your own home in Canada???
well time everyone got off their arse and changed that law while they still can!!!
because, the police cant defend it for you...they are too busy pulling up people for minor vehicle infractions like insurance etc
I got pulled over the other day because I had a cracked windscreen, it wasnt in my line of vision, in fact it was right down the bottom of the windscreen...told the officer that I was sorry, didnt realise it could cause me to veer across the road into the path of oncoming vehicles or maybe hit a pedestrian on the footpath he was not amused...but easy money for then eh...and in the eyes of the "majority" they are seen to be doing something.......
 
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