The user who commented just above me literally just said that governments are creating laws to dictate where and how we can use our freedom of assembly.

And the free speech laws that restrict what constitutes free speech? They're being misused and abused against people protesting against human rights abuses.

Here's an example:

Recently in Québec, during a May day demonstration for workers' rights, a group of people made a scene with a guillotine and papier maché look-alike of the provincial minister of labour. They did a mock execution. This scene outraged the minister and a manhunt was initiated with the police to identify who did this to arrest them and put them in jail.

There has been protests for the protection of land and the environment that have been violently repressed by police. Some of the protesters where even labelled as potential terrorists.

There are also protesters who demand action from the government against Israel and its ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and its agression against Lebanon that have been met with violent repression for the police as well and have been labelled as anti-semite.

Meanwhile, we had literal neo-nazis, calling for the deportation or death of immigrants in Québec, and more specifically the death of Jewish people and South-Asian people, creating active clubs across the province (which were unmasked and called out by a journalist), and marching with neo-nazi flags and anti-immigration banners in Shawinigan. Yet, not a peep from the government, authorities or law enforcement. These active clubs train for combat and even have shooting ranges where they learn how use and maintain firearms. Literal hate groups with hate speech, inciting people to violence against specific groups of people. And I didn't even talk about groups like diagolon or other far-right and manosphere podcasts.

That worries me. It means fascism is growing and running rampant and is being tolerated while people voicing their concerns over the environment, people's basic needs and basic human rights are being repressed.

Doesn't that worry you?

Mind you, I'm talking about the right to form organized armed militias to defend people against a tyrannical government.

Also, there are other countries in the world, like Switzerland, where everyone has a firearm at home. Heck, Switzerland even allows the possession of semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons. Source. But, you don't hear about gun-related problems over there because their gun culture is completely different. They are much more responsible and they understand the responsibility.

As you mentioned, in the U.S. they have a "gun culture" which completely out of whack. That's not the objective I'm suggesting.

And as I mentioned to others in this post, there's been talk amongst democrats and liberals about arming themselves as things are turning pretty bad down south. I think they're trying to avoid any violent conflict if possible. Maybe they're just staying really quiet right now so to not stir any fear. But, I think the next presidential election might be a tipping point. Depending how bad it goes, things could blow up. Or maybe not. We'll see.

Oh I know all about la crise d'Oka.

Yeah but that's a cultural issue.

I dunno. New rifle associations have sprung since. Like the African American Rifle Association. And there's an increasing number of democrats who are asking themselves.

Maybe plan B is not there yet, but it's in the making.