I recently wrote the following letter to our local newspaper:
Guns are not the Problem
Many Canadians believe that banning guns will solve the problem of mass shootings and other gun crimes. I am here to tell you that it does not.
When does a gun ever fire itself? Never. People fire guns; people – criminals – are the problem. Gun regulations and legislation only take guns away from law-abiding citizens, making you more vulnerable to attacks. A criminal would be less inclined to commit a crime in a place where almost everybody carry guns. An armed population is in itself the most effective crime deterrent. Additionally, an armed population has the power to stop crimes before much harm is done. A mass shooter can be taken down in a matter of seconds, as opposed to the minutes it will take for the police to arrive.
Outlawing guns will not prevent criminals from obtaining the guns they want. In almost every instance, shooters were people without firearms licenses, shooting illegally obtained guns. On top of that, most gun magazines in Canada have been permanently altered by law, so that they cannot hold more than 5 bullets. A shooter would have to obtain an unaltered magazine illegally in order to conduct a mass shooting. Gun regulations, including the mandatory firearms license, will not stop these shootings; they will only discourage law-abiding citizens from purchasing guns, and prevent them from effectively taking down shooters and protecting themselves.
My dear fellow Canadians, ask yourself this question: if gun control doesn’t deter crime, why does the government insist on it? A government that is fearful of an armed citizenry is a tyrannical government. Banning 1,500 more gun models is an act of tyranny, and it is just the first step towards a totalitarian society. We are in a war for our rights and freedoms. Do your own research. Buy guns. Exercise your rights. Defend your freedoms. Spread the word. There is no time to lose.