#1 2009-04-17 21:12:33
"Turning Canadian, I think I'm turning Canadian - I really think so!"
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#2 2009-04-17 21:22:51
I feel like I just got butt-raped by Winnipeg. Then ever so gently kissed on the cheek.
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#3 2009-04-17 21:46:03
The only thing I want out of Canada are more Tim Horton's.
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#4 2009-04-20 11:11:49
Let's see:
1) More taxes
2) Socialized medicine and employment
3) Draconian gun laws
4) Fear of our Southern neighbors
5) Declining currency
6) Bad climate, getting worse
I think that we are all waking up Canadian.
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#5 2009-04-20 12:56:45
GooberMcNutly wrote:
3) Draconian gun laws
I'm too lazy to Google it at the moment*; But, if I'm not miss-taken, that only applies to hand-guns in Canada. According to "Bowling For Columbine," most every-body in Canada owns a rifle. And, Wilbur (Where-Ever he's "gotten off to") has a number of them.
Speaking of "Bowling For Columbine," why do people refer to as an "Anti-Fire-Arm" movie? I didn't get that impression at all from the movie.
*All-Right, may-be I'm not too lazy.
RESTRICTED FIREARMS
Restricted firearms are:
o handguns which are not prohibited, including the competition handguns listed here
o semi-automatic centerfire firearms with a barrel length less than 470mm (18.5 inches) which are not prohibited
o firearms, which can be fired when reduced to a length of less than 660mm (26 inches) by folding/telescoping/etc., which are not prohibited
o any of a list of firearms specifically listed as restricted. The most notable entries are the AR-15 and variants, which stand out as being military-appearance firearms which are not prohibited, and a list of competition handguns which are exempted from being prohibited in spite of their characteristics. A list can be found here.
NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS
Non-restricted firearms are:
o shotguns and rifles which are not restricted or prohibited
o the M1 Garand and Lee Enfield rifles, which otherwise would be prohibited due to their large capacity clip or magazine.
o some military-appearance firearms (including some similar to the AR-15) which the bureaucrats haven't found out about yet
Note that there is no such thing as a "non-restricted handgun." ALL handguns are either restricted or prohibited . . .
In general, unless you have an Authorization to Carry, the only legal uses for restricted or prohibited firearms (including all handguns) are for collection purposes and recreational/competition target shooting. With the exception of grandfathered 12(6) and 12(7) handguns, target shooting is generally not allowed for prohibited firearms either
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#6 2009-04-20 15:19:19
According to "Bowling For Columbine," most every-body in Canada owns a rifle. And, Wilbur (Where-Ever he's "gotten off to") has a number of them.
Today's the sixth anniversary, I believe.
Those Canadians are crazy. They have a problem with guns designed to shoot people. Weird.
And their health care system! What a travesty. They all like it. If we in the US had health care for all, would we become despondent due to lack of such a tasty morsel about which to complain? Our health care system is a fucking mess and a travesty, satisfying no one outside of the insurance industry. Goobs, Canada has many flaws, but on a couple of fronts we could learn from them.
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