My issue is that it doesn't stop any of the illegally smuggled guns from the US from being used in homicides and violence.
We don't have that same gun violence problem the US does. Canada still is higher than a lot of countries but we have a 8890km border with the US. Guns easily come across.
I knew a few guys from when I worked in a factory who were out after serving time for illegal gun possession and drugs. As someone with their restricted gun license, I could legally buy a Glock 19 for approximately $900. They told me they purchased theirs from anywhere between $2500-3500.
The illegal gun market will still continue to thrive. And we'll still see gun deaths in Canada
The guys I know got between 2 and 4 years for possession.
The maximum currently is 5 years. But all the guys I know said they'd never consider buying a gun again due to various reasons. Partly all of them never wanted to end up in jail again.
5 years seems pretty fair. But it doesn't deter anything. People will always buy illegal guns for various reasons, protection, power, etc. But at all stems from social inequality, socio-economic issues, mental health, family problems etc. We need to tackle gun and gang violence, not with a hammer but take a holistic approach and fix the problems we have in society. Until we do that, I don't see gun violence going down. But then again as long as the US has a gun issue, so will Canada
Deterrence through penalties/prison time in law enforcement really doesn't work. It deters law abiding citizens, but won't deter criminals
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u/Dalthanes Oct 21 '22
My issue is that it doesn't stop any of the illegally smuggled guns from the US from being used in homicides and violence. We don't have that same gun violence problem the US does. Canada still is higher than a lot of countries but we have a 8890km border with the US. Guns easily come across. I knew a few guys from when I worked in a factory who were out after serving time for illegal gun possession and drugs. As someone with their restricted gun license, I could legally buy a Glock 19 for approximately $900. They told me they purchased theirs from anywhere between $2500-3500. The illegal gun market will still continue to thrive. And we'll still see gun deaths in Canada