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We all know a couple of the federal parties stand on the firearms issue. Hypothetically speaking, if the conseratives lost power and we were faced with a total ban on firearms in the next few years, how many would willingly turn over their guns? There was a very high percentage of Canadians that caved and ran out and registered their firearms when the registry was implemented, so how many of these owners would just as willingly turn them all in if required?
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We all know a couple of the federal parties stand on the firearms issue. Hypothetically speaking, if the conseratives lost power and we were faced with a total ban on firearms in the next few years, how many would willingly turn over their guns? There was a very high percentage of Canadians that caved and registered their firearms when the registry was implemented, so how many of these owners would just as willingly turn them all in if required?
absolutely not.
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absolutely not.
You're kidding right?? Surely you aren't picking and choosing which laws to obey.
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Old 04-13-2011, 12:33 PM
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We all know a couple of the federal parties stand on the firearms issue. Hypothetically speaking, if the conseratives lost power and we were faced with a total ban on firearms in the next few years, how many would willingly turn over their guns? There was a very high percentage of Canadians that caved and ran out and registered their firearms when the registry was implemented, so how many of these owners would just as willingly turn them all in if required?
Now that`s just stirring the pot.
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You're kidding right?? Surely you aren't picking and choosing which laws to obey.
if they outlawed driving would you pass over your keys?
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Old 04-13-2011, 12:41 PM
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if they outlawed driving would you pass over your keys?
Now this is about me?

You are the guy that is changing horses in mid stream.

How about an answer to the question? OR would that nail your nackers to the floor.
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Old 04-13-2011, 12:48 PM
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now this is about me?

You are the guy that is changing horses in mid stream.

How about an answer to the question? Or would that nail your nackers to the floor.
bahahahahahha!!!!!!!!!
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Old 04-13-2011, 12:50 PM
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yeah they could have my guns no problem! after they prized them from my cold dead hands!! lol
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What Guns ?
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I think I know what hubby's response would be:

"Moving back to the U.S. See ya!!"
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:05 PM
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Nope I would give them away moment before the law kicked in!!


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Now this is about me?

You are the guy that is changing horses in mid stream.

How about an answer to the question? OR would that nail your nackers to the floor.
YES Frog this is now about you, funny how you didnt answer the OP question, just derailed a thread, and give someone else heck for not answering?
Why have you not answered? picking and choosing laws? lol
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:19 PM
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No I wouldn't give them up. I'd ship them south, and I'd be headed south right behind them.
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Pretty sure that mine would get stolen right out of my house, no idea how that would happen. Cant take something that was stolen.
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:30 PM
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I turned 67 the other day and my memory just ain't as good as it once was. Ya know, I just can't recall when I last saw them guns around here.
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Pretty sure that mine would get stolen right out of my house, no idea how that would happen. Cant take something that was stolen.
I am sure that would be a very common situation. The insurance companies would be the people with the most to lose, when all the claims were filed. Of course the guns would be stored very securely, and the thieves would go to great extremes to steal the guns.
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Nope I would give them away moment before the law kicked in!!




YES Frog this is now about you, funny how you didnt answer the OP question, just derailed a thread, and give someone else heck for not answering?
Why have you not answered? picking and choosing laws? lol

Well Fishbrain, great name BTW. I thought it was obvious. It's the law, I'd do my best to comply.

As for my first post. I've been on the interent since Al Gore invented it and never saw the rule that says a poster is only supposed to engage the OP.
I'll try to do better in the future. I apologize if I've offended you. It was not my intent. Hope this helps.
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:32 PM
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We would need our guns to defend our eastern boarder. Probably what is now known as the Manitoba boarder.
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:42 PM
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If the cons had wanted to get rid of the gun registry they would have brought it forward as a government bill. Private member's bills are never made law, they are just to keep the yokels back home under control, and to use against other parties to scare people.

You give government way to much credit. Take a more cynical view and it will all make sense.
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You're kidding right?? Surely you aren't picking and choosing which laws to obey.
Just because it's a law doesn't make it right. By passing laws that are fundamentally flawed, like C-68, you lose the respect of the people that you are expected to represent and serve. Loss of respect means fewer and fewer people will respect the laws and in turn fewer and fewer will follow them. Rightly so!

If they ban guns outright, I will lose all respect for government and the laws they create. 'Nuff said.
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If the cons had wanted to get rid of the gun registry they would have brought it forward as a government bill. Private member's bills are never made law, they are just to keep the yokels back home under control, and to use against other parties to scare people.

You give government way to much credit. Take a more cynical view and it will all make sense.
And how did you expect that to pass in a minority government situation? They've tried more than once and have been stopped by the opposition.
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Old 04-13-2011, 02:45 PM
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Yep they can come get them. I will give them up one bullet at a time.
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If the cons had wanted to get rid of the gun registry they would have brought it forward as a government bill. Private member's bills are never made law, they are just to keep the yokels back home under control, and to use against other parties to scare people.

You give government way to much credit. Take a more cynical view and it will all make sense.
The reason they didn't do it that way was due to the parlimentary tradition of allowing a free (ie. not "whipped") vote on a private member's bill.

It would have passed too, if Iggy hadn't broken that tradition. It would have been defeated at the first reading if it was a standard government bill.
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I would hope it never came to be but if it did I would hope that there would be enough puplic uproar to prevent it. Including help from the good Ole US of A
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If the cons had wanted to get rid of the gun registry they would have brought it forward as a government bill. Private member's bills are never made law, they are just to keep the yokels back home under control, and to use against other parties to scare people.

You give government way to much credit. Take a more cynical view and it will all make sense.
Your grasp of political reality is astounding. Really.

(see others responses above)
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Now this is about me?

You are the guy that is changing horses in mid stream.

How about an answer to the question? OR would that nail your nackers to the floor.
when have I ever been pro government? I truly would like to see alot less rules and government, the gun registry is one of those programs, if they ban guns mine will mysteriously dissapear
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Old 04-13-2011, 03:23 PM
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We would need our guns to defend our eastern boarder. Probably what is now known as the Manitoba boarder.
You're probably not that far off from reality! A coalition government with 90% of the seats east of the MB / ON border could have the potential to break up the country.
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Old 04-13-2011, 03:27 PM
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Well Fishbrain, great name BTW. I thought it was obvious. It's the law, I'd do my best to comply.

As for my first post. I've been on the interent since Al Gore invented it and never saw the rule that says a poster is only supposed to engage the OP.
I'll try to do better in the future. I apologize if I've offended you. It was not my intent. Hope this helps.
No offense taken! sorry didnt realize you were so old.
MIght explain why you pick on someone elses answer but dont bother answering it yourself.
Remember where we are, obvious is as good as assume here.
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They can have all my registered guns if they want, except those that may be stolen suddenly. I would never as a responsible gun owner ever have a firearm in my possesion that wasn't registered, that's for sure, so they would certainly get all of them. *cough*
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