A few small changes made.
Hon. Ralph Goodale
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you to clarify a portion of the recent throne speech.
Specifically, what exactly is meant by “off our streets”
?
To that end, the Government will introduce legislation that will provide greater support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault;
that will get handguns and assault weapons off our streets; and that will legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana.
http://speech.gc.ca/en/content/makin...-change-happen
I own handguns.
I own semi automatic rifles
(The term Assault Weapons is not a recognized definition. The term Assault Rifle refers specifically to a rifle that is capable of Full Automatic fire.
(New line)Mine are not capable of Full Auto fire, therefore cannot correctly be called Assault Rifles.
http://www.britannica.com/technology/assault-rifle )
All my firearms are locked up and stored safely and legally.
I DO NOT CONSIDER MY FIREARMS TO BE “ON THE STREET”.
My question to you, Sir, is
:
(New line)DO YOU CONSIDER MY HANDGUNS AND RIFLES TO BE “ON THE STREET?”
This is a very simple, direct question. I respectfully ask for an equally direct answer.
If I receive an evasive non-answer, I will take that to mean that the phrase “off our streets” actually means “in the
gun safe”.
And that will be taken as a prelude to confiscation.
As your party found out with the failed LGR, law-abiding firearms owners are passionate about their sport. If your party is considering
restricting or prohibiting any class of firearms,
I urge you to reconsider.
On the other hand, if “off our streets” means that you will be addressing REAL crime
, then the firearms community will back you completely.
Regarding legalizing marijuana, although I have absolutely no interest in smoking pot, I do believe you are doing the right thing by legalizing it.
I see this issue to be exactly the same as the disastrous Prohibition experiment in the 1920’s.
In fact, it is somewhat ironic that the Liberal party recognizes the complete futility of a marijuana prohibition, yet has recently debated certain firearms prohibitions.
( 2014 Convention, Resolution #151 )
I look forward to your prompt reply.
Sincerely,
Cop
y to:
Mark Warawa , MP Langley BC
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