• ohshit604@sh.itjust.works
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    17 days ago

    Sane storage laws should be a requirement, especially around minors, Canadians can keep a (non-restricted) shotgun under their bed so long as a lock is on it and the ammo is locked and stored separately.

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      16 days ago

      All the criminals wait for me to unlock and load a shotgun, they’re real amenable about that sort of thing.

      A secured firearm Is a good idea, that said a locked away firearm is useless in any meaningful self defense action. Secure ≠ locked

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        16 days ago

        All the criminals wait for me to unlock and load a shotgun, they’re real amenable about that sort of thing.

        I don’t disagree at all with this statement, that is the reason I keep a bayonet at the end of my shotgun.

        A secured firearm Is a good idea, that said a locked away firearm is useless in any meaningful self defense action. Secure ≠ locked

        This is a privilege for Americans, unfortunately as a Canadian if I were to draw my shotgun or rifle upon someone breaking into my house I need to prove there was a threat to life and that it was not just an attempt at theft, otherwise the courts may deem my force excessive.

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          15 days ago

          I need to prove there was a threat to life and that it was not just an attempt at theft, otherwise the courts may deem my force excessive.

          This is how the states work, I’m in a deep red state and if your defense is “they were stealing” you’ll go to jail for murder. You have to believe your life was in danger and a jury has to agree