tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post112968599386447016..comments2024-01-14T08:43:26.443-06:00Comments on Celestial Junk: Canada, Crime, and Concealed CarryJunkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-9727390813727487582011-03-06T10:12:01.236-06:002011-03-06T10:12:01.236-06:00Citizen armed self defense....we built this nation...Citizen armed self defense....we built this nation on that cornerstone of civil liberty and british civil right....it served Canadians well and kept a civil society until social engineering and cultural marxism pervaded the halls of government.<br><br>The litmus test of a free society is civilian right to arms for competition, hunting, self defense and survival. ALL despotic nations are defined by a disarmed civilian mass and an armed to the teeth police state. <br><br>Ihave shot competatively for over a quartercentury, Trained new shooters and been a range officer...I have hunted and owned guns since I was 8 as did my father and his father did before me....there has never been history of crime or violence in my family and I'm not unique in this most Firearms owners are similar.<br><br>However, I see a pervasive shift in the mind of police and government towards the firearms owning citizen..it is bellicose in nature and uncivil in intent. We are treated like common thugs or cattle with all the checks and crap we must submit to and I for one have had it with this. The firearms owning Canadian public is provably and in actuarial statistics the safest most law abiding segment of society....to have the wasted resources spent in a political agenda to repress and destroy the Canadian firearms community is nothing short of fascism. I have been involved in fighting this incrimental criminalization of the gun owning Canadian public for 15 years and now I think it's time to stop retreating and asking our jailers for less beating and demand the civil traetment due every other member of society.<br><br>There is nothing wrong with hunting or owning a firearm for sport or defense...this does not make you "weid or creepy or a potential criminal...and this message has to delivered loud and clear to authorities who wish to attack us with bureaucratic tyranny.<br><br>We are not the problem!!! Empowered responsible civilian armed self defense is a GOOD thing...we built our nation on this premise and it kept this society civil for 165 years.<br><br>An armed man is a citizen, a disarmed man is a slave to the state. There were no slaves in the 6 generations of Canadians in my family ans I will not break that tradition.W.L. Mackenzie Reduxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904029874905650368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-31603029076050427582011-03-06T10:12:00.447-06:002011-03-06T10:12:00.447-06:00Excellent post Junker. The MSM's "if it b...Excellent post Junker. The MSM's "if it bleeds, it leads" mentality, along with their anti-gun bias has persuaded many people that guns are evil. The facts are that guns are used manyfold times for good more than for bad. <br><br>A child accidentally shot will be headlines nationwide, but statistics show that young children are more likely to die by drowning in a pail of water, than they are to die by gunshot. Should we register pails? Should the gov consider confiscating pails, empty ones or water filled ones?Nedreck Milhunkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313191836294466682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1130989690924029152005-11-02T21:48:00.000-06:002005-11-02T21:48:00.000-06:00But but but....your filling your post with FACTS.....But but but....your filling your post with FACTS....are you supposed to do that.....doesn't it make things a little hard to argue....lol<BR/><BR/>Good post Junker..DazzlinDinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148580312472376676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129946626810485122005-10-21T20:03:00.000-06:002005-10-21T20:03:00.000-06:00Believe me mark, I am. I can't imagine not being....Believe me mark, I am. I can't imagine not being. <BR/><BR/>Further stats on that link I provided say that most assaults occur outside of the home.<BR/><BR/>Also, I should point out this post I made a long time ago, and highlighted again in the article:<BR/><BR/>http://cjunk.blogspot.com/2005/05/thought-on-canadian-gun-laws.html<BR/><BR/>If you choose to store a weapon unlocked and loaded or even near ammo, you are breaking the law. The law says you cannot have a readily available firearm, even in our own home. And a gun that isn't there when you need it is useless. <BR/><BR/>If you want to keep a home defense firearm readily available, you are breaking the law. <BR/><BR/>Its a sad sad state of affairs.Junkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129942393738558352005-10-21T18:53:00.000-06:002005-10-21T18:53:00.000-06:00Junker,Totally with you on CC, but you can forget ...Junker,<BR/><BR/>Totally with you on CC, but you can forget politicians ever bringing the matter to the fore. The best you can legally do right now is arm yourself legally to the teeth in your own home. At least you can protect your castle.<BR/><BR/>If you take the time to read about the great democides of the 20th century, all occurred only after the populace was disarmed.<BR/><BR/>Excellent post.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765394618665272203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129867191013338482005-10-20T21:59:00.000-06:002005-10-20T21:59:00.000-06:00Well thought out post. It makes so much sense that...Well thought out post. It makes so much sense that it is sure to be ignored by all the gun control advocates.<BR/><BR/>As I have stated in another blog:" I personally believe I am safer in my town because I know several people who have what we call CCW's." I also said that I hope they are around if I'm in need of them.<BR/><BR/>It is a big responsibility to be allowed to carry concealed and not to be taken lightly.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802530014808008207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129826471518245682005-10-20T10:41:00.000-06:002005-10-20T10:41:00.000-06:00Yes we do Junker...we have numbers. 7 million fore...Yes we do Junker...we have numbers. 7 million forearms owners represents a large segment of society...like all things Canadian they lack passion and organization. Apathy will enslave you.W.L. Mackenzie Reduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025003842107040490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129780990998245342005-10-19T22:03:00.000-06:002005-10-19T22:03:00.000-06:00No kidding UAW, unfortunetly we don't seem to have...No kidding UAW, unfortunetly we don't seem to have the numbers of people interested in the issue like the USA.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it, I should have come at this post from a different angle. Something like:<BR/><BR/>"Want to introduce a sure fire and statisitcally proven method of drastically reducing violent crime in our country that won't cost any tax dollars? Try introducing concealed carry...."<BR/><BR/>Even if you simply play the numbers game, and forget about the freedom bit, it makes absolute sense.Junkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129772892671932922005-10-19T19:48:00.000-06:002005-10-19T19:48:00.000-06:00Great post. Well thought out and researched.My ha...Great post. Well thought out and researched.<BR/>My hat is off to you.<BR/><BR/>This is a constant fight in the US, too.The Conservative UAW Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369739122290672136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129768647681645552005-10-19T18:37:00.000-06:002005-10-19T18:37:00.000-06:00Citizen armed self defense....we built this nation...Citizen armed self defense....we built this nation on that cornerstone of civil liberty and british civil right....it served Canadians well and kept a civil society until social engineering and cultural marxism pervaded the halls of government.<BR/><BR/>The litmus test of a free society is civilian right to arms for competition, hunting, self defense and survival. ALL despotic nations are defined by a disarmed civilian mass and an armed to the teeth police state. <BR/><BR/>Ihave shot competatively for over a quartercentury, Trained new shooters and been a range officer...I have hunted and owned guns since I was 8 as did my father and his father did before me....there has never been history of crime or violence in my family and I'm not unique in this most Firearms owners are similar.<BR/><BR/>However, I see a pervasive shift in the mind of police and government towards the firearms owning citizen..it is bellicose in nature and uncivil in intent. We are treated like common thugs or cattle with all the checks and crap we must submit to and I for one have had it with this. The firearms owning Canadian public is provably and in actuarial statistics the safest most law abiding segment of society....to have the wasted resources spent in a political agenda to repress and destroy the Canadian firearms community is nothing short of fascism. I have been involved in fighting this incrimental criminalization of the gun owning Canadian public for 15 years and now I think it's time to stop retreating and asking our jailers for less beating and demand the civil traetment due every other member of society.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong with hunting or owning a firearm for sport or defense...this does not make you "weid or creepy or a potential criminal...and this message has to delivered loud and clear to authorities who wish to attack us with bureaucratic tyranny.<BR/><BR/>We are not the problem!!! Empowered responsible civilian armed self defense is a GOOD thing...we built our nation on this premise and it kept this society civil for 165 years.<BR/><BR/>An armed man is a citizen, a disarmed man is a slave to the state. There were no slaves in the 6 generations of Canadians in my family ans I will not break that tradition.W.L. Mackenzie Reduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025003842107040490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129734550598148532005-10-19T09:09:00.000-06:002005-10-19T09:09:00.000-06:00Love the picture, chicks and wheel-guns, doesn't l...Love the picture, chicks and wheel-guns, doesn't look like a semi-auto among them. Canadiana it's ok, a gun can be scary - so is my 7-1/2" Bosch circular saw and they both need to be properly and safely handled, with eye and hearing protection, Some people get emotionally overwrought and hysterical which really isn't necessary. <BR/>There is no evidence of common people going *off* and into a murderous rampage, it's just nonexistent despite the Hollywoodization of social-psychology - that's not what happens - but there is a strong feeling of personal responsibility that does happen.<BR/>Maybe that's what people really fear and construct a bogyman around, the overwhelming personal responsibility that concealed carrying induces, not the heroic fantasies.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129694271297014932005-10-18T21:57:00.000-06:002005-10-18T21:57:00.000-06:00P.S. Saw your new post. Hope you find time to con...P.S. Saw your new post. Hope you find time to continue blogging.Junkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129694197285283432005-10-18T21:56:00.000-06:002005-10-18T21:56:00.000-06:00Maybe that has something to do with unfamiliarity?...Maybe that has something to do with unfamiliarity? <BR/><BR/>Have you ever shot firearms or been around them?<BR/><BR/>Statistically, you're many times more likely to die in car crash than be murdered with a gun in Canada. Still, I'll bet you hop in a vehicle nearly everyday. I could look up the stats Canada figures, but just pulling from my memory, there are something like 200 homocides by firearm in Canada a year, and over 2000 deaths on the roads.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, firearms accidents leading to death are such a rarity that they constitute something of a statitistical nihilism. <BR/><BR/>The numbers are quite telling.<BR/><BR/>However, I do understand your fear, to a certain degree. A gun is a item uniquely built for killing. To be blunt, there is no better tool for killing a living thing. As a hunter, I've seen this utter deadliness many times, and I admit it the damage dealt is sometimes shocking.<BR/><BR/>This alone, I think, makes people very nervous about guns. <BR/><BR/>Of course, there are a whole lot of untruths about firearms, spread mainly by the entertainment industry, and the media, to a certain extent. Those uneducated on the matter can get something of a skewed perspective without realizing it.Junkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12632185.post-1129690560132558462005-10-18T20:56:00.000-06:002005-10-18T20:56:00.000-06:00You make interesting points, but guns still scare ...You make interesting points, but guns still scare me -- even in the hands of good people.Canadiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987833950676519609noreply@blogger.com