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FYI, banning things in Canada is not easy when they are not also banned in the US. The economies are so intermingled that whenever this happens it follows a pat
by sandworm101 3y ago
FYI, banning things in Canada is not easy when they are not also banned in the US. The economies are so intermingled that whenever this happens it follows a pattern: for a few years the people guarding the border will zealously enforce the rule. Then they will forget about it and go back to business as usual. There is just too much to inspect. The guards are too busy dealing with all the guns coming north to worry about electronic gadgets. That is IF they are even there to inspect. The amount of private plane/boat traffic across the border is immense, especially during the summer. Canada is also notorious for not enforcing local bans. Flippers will probably be available on Ebay.ca within a year, just like those epic laser "pointers" that are illegal to sell in Canada but widely available in the US.
- grecy 3y agoAnd yet, I’ve never seen a handgun or heard a single gunshot [+] after almost 15 years in Canada. [+] except at the range, or while hunting when I or my buddies pulled the trigger.
- bgirard 3y agoI lived in California for 5 years and didn't see or hear a gunshot either outside of those exclusions. Same living in Canada for 20+ years. It's not a useful measure to be honest.
- Auracle 3y agoI live in Minnesota and I hear gunshots regularly. I’m in a rural area though, so it’s not, you know, people killing each other. It’s hunting/practicing/plinking.
- petre 3y agoWe were just having a good laugh yesterday about antique firearms being extempt from licensing in some US states and people doing Civil War reeancments. The truth is guns are part of your culture.
- grecy 3y agoEven I've heard gunshots on the suburbs of LA
- squigz 3y agoAnd yet... https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2024001/article/00001-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2024001/article...