You can enjoy the shooting sports with a pellet gun, Hurtin Albertan. It doesn't require a semiautomatic rifle. In fact, if one took the time to do that practice there would be no need for that quick second shot when you had to use it for something important. I still have a compound bow. So it's not like anyone has to miss out on the enjoyment, even with Unionist's plan.
That's like saying if NBA stars practiced more they wouldn't miss any baskets. There are a lot of factors that come into play with shooting. For example if you sighted your rifle in on a warm day with no wind, warm barrel from shooting and cold bullets you would have a different point of impact than if the tempature was lower, wind was a factor, you're shooting from a cold barrel (first shot of the day) and maybe your bullets are warm from keeping them in your pocket on the way to the hunting spot.
A special FN allowance to own guns is a noble ideal, but in practical terms it would also be one more reason that Native kids get pressured into gangs, and there is already overwhelming pressure on them.
Great point.
Also on this "which tool kills more" debate, it is kind of absurd, because people don't go hunting with their cars except in video games - nor do they do so with hammers except in slasher films.
That's true however you could argue that hammers are the ultimate killing tool. Their design is great for it, it's pretty much a war club, and their availability is through the roof in terms of someone looking for a murder weapon.
Question for you Smith. What do you think about the articles I posted where Justin Bourque said he considered making his gun into a fullauto and the RCMP came up with that report that there is now an increased risk to public safety from semi-auto rifles. Do you think it's a new credible threat or do toy think they're full of shit?