Subj : Re: Gun Control?
To   : Ian Mclaughlin
From : Jeff Smith
Date : Sun Jun 12 2016 19:27:00

Hello Ian,

>> Thoughts anyone????

> One word. Canada.

> Yes, we still have gun violence. But we have gun control. And we have less
> gun violence than our southern neighbours.

Yes Ian, but Canada also has about one tenth the population of the US. I don't think it is so much Gun Control as it is the mindset of the people. Gun control isn't going to keep a gun out of the hands of those that want to use a gun. 

> It's unfortunate that Americans cling on to a few words written into their
> constitution about the right to bear arms. 

Important words to the average American Ian. From day one our freedoms have been important. And many Americans resist having those freedoms taken away or limited. Is gun control necessary in the US? Yes, I think it IS a good thing. There are people that shouldn't be allowed to legally own or possess  a gun. Such as Felons, Mentally, or Emotionally unstable people. Proof of proper gun usage should be and is currently required. That having been said someone that wants to use a gun to commit a crime isn't interested in any existing gun laws. I see guns as a thing. How it is used is determined by the person. If gun sales were banned here Ian. Those that still wanted a gun could easily get one. Laws against something don't keep people from doing that thing if the desire is great enough. Again, change the mindset of the person and the existence of guns becomes irrelevant. But, I also realize that that is also the hardest thing to accomplish.

> Thankfully, our Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn't have such silly 
> language.

Silly is a matter of perspective Ian. What Canadian freedom would you fight to keep or resist being taken away Ian?



Jeff


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