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Originally Posted by Adult Lounge - Brad
Anthony, I think you need to read the quote that I was responding to to understand the context of what I was saying.
Obviously most people who intend on using a gun for the puropses of crime is not going to use a registered gun. The fact that hand guns are legal and therefore manufacturered means that they will exist on the blackmarket. If handguns were illegal, there would be no more made, and therefore less available on the blackmarket (in theory).
However, this is not my argument. I was responding to the people who think that more guns equals a safer society.
I don't think that I need to live in the US to have an opinion about guns, we have gun violence here (not as much obviously) and I don't think the answer here is to increase the number of guns. Making it harder to get a gun on the blackmarket is what will slow down deaths by guns.
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Canada is still a part of the commonwealth. The United States fought and claimed it's independece from the UK. We have different histories, and yes, they make up our country's identities.
No one has said increase the number of guns, rather, let law abiding citizens carry them. Which, you may not know, is fast becoming the standard across the USA. "Stand Your Ground Laws" are becoming mandate when it comes to self protection, which was started in Florida, and is a success.
It is easier to say "Make it harder to get a gun on the black market", another to make it happen.
The "Make It Harder" defense has been used for quite a few things. How easy is it to get drugs in Toronto?