Two Colt .45 semi-automatic pistols. In light of the recent shootings in the GTA, some Ontarians mean to push for a ban on handguns.
Toronto has had a weird week. On Monday night, at least two men opened fire at a large outdoor barbeque, killing two and wounding two dozen others. In other parts of the city over the next several nights, two more men were killed by gunfire. This level of violence would be a rounding error in most North American cities of Toronto’s size, but that hasn’t stopped many in the media from descending into full-blown panic mode. And when that happens, the government can’t be far behind.
And isn’t far behind, as it turns out. Next Monday, Toronto mayor Rob Ford, Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, several of his government ministers and Toronto police chief Bill Blair will all meet at Queen’s Park, the Ontario legislature, for a meeting on how to tackle these kinds of problems.
Ford says that he wants to see longer sentences for those convicted of illegal possession of a handgun. He also wants more provincial money for police officers to focus on Toronto’s gangs. Ontario, however, wants to go a step further. Ahead of Monday’s meeting, the provincial attorney general, John Gerretsen, said that Ontario will be renewing calls for a national ban on the private ownership of handguns. Now that’s leadership!
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Here we go again. All the usual “dweebs” crawl out of the woodwork and scream “ban handguns” as if that will do any good. Unbeknownst to them there is a “super secret” site on the net which I refuse to link to which will take gun orders “no questions asked”. Bourque had it linked for awhile but I suspect he got a “message” and later took it down.
Good for him. That was a wise move.
The point of that site was it noted how easy it is to ship firearms through the mail “one part at a time”. There is much else there which is of interest to authorities regarding sale of weapons but I’ll leave that problem to them. I expect the site will soon disappear.
Having said that I will only note that denying handguns (concealed) to law abiding citizens permits the fruitcakes hiding in our ranks to “do their thing“. I don’t know what Colorado law permits at the moment but I do know “for sure” that had that movie audience been “packing concealed” and known to the shooter this situation would never have happened.
Neither would it have happened in “Trana”. The only reason it did happen was because the “shooter” knew he (or “they” in the case of the Toronto incident) were safe.
That picture can be changed by repealing a very ancient handgun law and replacing it with something modern — “concealed carry” for those who qualify.
My point: If the “assholes” in our society don’t know who is “packing” things can go “all to hell (video)” for them in less time than it takes to tell about it. And you can believe me on this. They will, in very short order, grasp the lesson.
There is no “common sense” reason to tolerate this violence. We do have an option.
My view: Meet violence with unexpected violence from the “victims”. I’m disgusted with this ongoing “touchy feely” stupidity and Matt is exactly correct to mock them. I support him.
You tell me I’m wrong and “where”. “Old farts” and all that.
Retired cops handed a gun in addition to their “passing out” badges (and “yes” — they still have to pass their annual qualifications). I suspect a few would not want to embrace that idea but I would “just betcha” that many would.
Something to think about.
Goodnight.
Ontario is governed by complete idiots. Time to ignore them completely.
I should probably “just shut up”. I am nothing if not politicly incorrect most of the time and I failed to mention in my rant that potential hidden “gun toters” do not exist only within our police forces (retired). If you count ex-armed forces personnel (also well qualified) we have literally thousands of retired people who can help with no more than a two day annual qualification course (conducted on a weekend locally). The course would be required to keep students up-to-speed on current gun law and legal liability plus a “day on the range”.
Same, same in the US. They can eat “gang bangers” for lunch. And that is what needs to happen. The violence in Canada can end but a few laws need to be changed first.
That’s my view and now I will finally “shut up”.
Interesting thoughts, Jack.
Yeah why should just the criminals have guns? No wonder they’re not afraid of anything!
And check this out. Link provided by a BLY reader. “Spy Moms Watch for Cops..” http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/07/20120721-172140.html
Thanks Joanne. I note the Canadian handgun law was passed in 1934. Never looked at since.
Maybe it’s time because “times change”.
Another call for a ban on handguns? Geez, like a needle stuck in the same groove on a vinyl record. Based on what, how a ban on handguns worked so well in the UK or Australia? Earth to liberals……criminals don’t give a fiddler’s #@$% about society’s firearm laws.
“A new study suggests the use of handguns in crime rose by 40% in the two years after the weapons were banned. ”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1440764.stm
In Australia – More violent crime despite gun ban.
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=17847
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein
Disclaimer – I don’t believe that Liberals are insane, but if they believe what they themselves are saying then they are seriously stuck on stupid.