No where Did I say "third world immigrants shouldn't posses firearms
WoW, one and a half years to be granted permanent residency status, I'm stunned it took so long.
Do you feel you are entitled to live in Canada ?
Yes, and I'm still surprised Non-Canadians can posses a PAL or Rpal even though they are not Canadian Citizens. Permanent residents cannot vote but can posses firearms ?
All I'm saying is how can the RCMP do a
detailed background check from someone from a third world country as opposed to someone from United States ? I would think Record keeping from Developing nations are almost non-existent.
No where Did I say "third world immigrants" shouldn't posses firearms.
Entitled to live in Canada??
It has nothing to do with feeling entitled to live in Canada.
Immigration Canada puts anyone who apply for permanent residency through a much more detailed background check than the RCMP will ever do.
If someone from a third world country has been granted a permanent residency permit, it implies that they were screened to a level that exceeds any background check that the RCMP conducts, simply because it has to be determined to the best of Immigration Canada's ability that the applying immigrant does not pose a threat to Canada or it's citizens.
As for the RCMP and the PAL background check goes, the RCMP does not conduct any background checks beyond the Canadian border. If the applicant for the firearm license cannot provide either a letter of good conduct issued by the law enforcement agency in their country of origin or they have not been a permanent resident of Canada for the last 5 years prior to applying for the PAL, then they simply will not fulfill the criteria laid out in the application, which might result in their application being rejected.
Now, refugees from a third world country might be a different story, but then again they would most likely not be able to provide a letter of good conduct issued by a law enforcement agency in their country of origin, or fulfill the 5 year criteria of being a permanent resident permit holder for a minimum of 5 years either, so you don't have to worry about any of them legally obtaining their PAL either.
Assuming that you are a PAL holder, when you applied for your PAL your background check was only going 5 years prior to when you applied. Why should it be any different for a non citizen applying for a PAL?
So, we non Canadian citizens can not vote, but we can legally be firearms owners. Why is that so amazing? Are you under the impression that all immigrants that came here by following the legal guidelines will potentially pose some sort of armed threat to Canada or it's citizens if we are given a PAL and possess firearms ?
EDIT:
Sorry, but since you ninja edited your reply and added this "
I Believe in Equal rights for all CANADIANS. while I was typing my reply, I suspect my initial impression of you was correct.
Have a nice day
