Another correspondent says that, despite what I think, most Canadians agree that a gun in the home is more likely to harm its owner or a member of the family than it is to harm an intruder.(via shaidle)
This may shock the letter-writer: Whether most Canadians agree or not, I do. It’s one reason I don’t own a gun. Except I don’t think that what I think, or the letter-writer thinks, or even most Canadians think, should invalidate the choice of any Canadian who prefers to play different odds.
If a majority of Canadians fear guns more than intruders, great. They shouldn’t keep guns. Maybe they should keep intruders. They just shouldn’t harass and persecute Canadians who fear intruders more than guns.
And... let's not forget... about the criminals...
The Conservative government is proposing changes they say will make “protection of society a primary goal” of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.Use a gun... you're done.
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, flanked by the mothers of two youths who died at the hands of young offenders, wants to give judges the power to consider non-criminal behaviour when sentencing Canadians under age 18.
Just another reason to vote Conservative.
