I did not write this, but I would encourage it be read

REMARK !!
I have taken this article from a face book post !

THIS IS ABOUT THE NEW CANADIAN PROJECTED POLICIES ON THE GUNS OR FIRE ARMS

I did not write this, but I would encourage it be read and considered.
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Dear Friends,
This is day 1, post OIC and I see a lot of comments on both sides of the fence here.
Yesterday the Liberal government published an “Order in Council” (OIC) effectively, banning about 150,000 semi-automatic firearms, an equal number of “upper receivers” and a minimum of 20,000 bolt action rifles.

Yes, they also banned grenade and rocket launchers, but they were already governed under the “Controlled Goods Act”.
A lot of comments I see are based in emotion or rabbiting CBC or REBEL news talking points.

Neither side is reporting the facts effectively.

Regardless, this is a complex issue with so much “fake news” that I would like to offer my perspective.

My first and PRIMARY concern over this OIC is that it was done administratively and not through any legislation. 

There was no debate, no consultation and no votes. 

The PM just decided he wanted these gone so he issued a fiat (not the car kind) and “it is so”. 

Every Canadian regardless of your position on firearms should be shocked and outraged. Not only is this an affront to democracy, it sets a dangerous precedent: remove the word “assault rifle” from the OIC and insert “Abortion”… 

how do you feel now?

 Crazy you say? Remember almost half of Canadians believe abortion is murder… If a repressive government, backed by another party can do this, anything is possible. 

We have rights and freedoms that must not be given away.

Secondly, specifically with this OIC:

1. Canada banned “assault rifles” in 1988. 

Everything sold in Canada after this date was civilian made, specific firearms.

2. The AR15 and AR10 style rifles were used for hunting up until they were “restricted” to ranges only in the late 70's and again in 1994. 

They make excellent hunting rifles, especially for people of smaller stature as they are modular in design and adjustable.

 In recent years, there have been numerous AR10 style hunting rifles available in Canada, but they had to meet strict RCMP design rules to ensure they could NOT be made to operate in a fully automatic fashion (assault rifle). Regardless, you cannot just “hunt” with anything. There are very strict rules already governing that.
3. If these firearms are not suitable for hunting, why did the government exempt aboriginals from this OIC to allow them to hunt with them?
4. AR15 style rifles have been used in shooting competitions in Canada since the mid-1980’s.

5. We do not have “high capacity magazines in Canada. Since 1994, all centrefire rifle magazines have been limited to 5 rounds. Yes, 5 rounds.

6. People could not just “walk in and buy a gun”… 2 days of training courses and testing followed by back ground checks and references. Then when you actually went to buy the gun, there was another check done specific to that purchase.

7. The CBC reported today that between 70% and 95% of all firearms used in Canada in crimes are smuggled in from the USA. 

But PM Justin Trudeau is only adding $15.5 M per year to border control.

8. This banning and “buy back” will cost OVER $1 Billion dollars… yup… hard money. 

Remember, this is a sport, so there are all kinds of sport specific equipment and accessories that will need to be bought back. 

Australia and New Zealand already found this out when they banned way less firearms.

 It’s a very costly thing and you the tax payer will be cutting me and a number of competitive shooters very very large cheques.

9. There are ZERO deaths in Canada from lawfully owned AR-15s. The Nova Scotia killer did not use an AR15 or anything like it.

10. Banning a bunch of bolt action rifles??? Seriously??? This arbitrary ban effectively shut down the entire sport of “long range” competitive shooting. With no net effect on public safety. 

My “ELR” rifle is worth about $20,000 and weighs about 25 pounds… It is not used to rob 7-11’s.

Lastly, as a business owner that sells these sporting rifles and accessories in Canada and a former Team Canada Shooting Sports Athlete, this misdirected OIC will hurt over 3500 business at a time no industry should be under attack; especially not from within our own country. 

Yes, I now have about $300,000 in unsellable inventory, but that is my fight, not yours.

Please before you damn me and my sport, give me a chance to discuss this with you. Leave the emotions aside and base your decision on facts and reasoning.
I am truly happy to discuss this and in the end we may just have to “agree to disagree”, but we’ve had the discussion.

But I have to tell you. I'm sad, very sad as I will always remember May 1st as the day the final nail was put in democracy's coffin in Canada.

......AND  THER WILL ALWAYS BE ILLEGAL WEAPONS ANYWAYS.....!