Laws on militias and the right to bear arms (piefed.ca)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Hello /c/Canada

You know how there's a 2nd amendment in the U.S. on the right to bear arms? I know that it was originally meant to allow people to form militias and defend their rights should the government become an authoritarian regime and stop following the constitution.

Is there anything similar in Canada in terms of laws or rights and freedoms?

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[-] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 days ago

Fuck.

And

No.

Frankly, the overwhelming impetus in Canadian gun laws is to prevent threats against the police and government. It's not even about civilians killing civilians, they couldn't care less or we'd have some focus on mental health to prevent that sort of violence in any form, let alone firearms.

[-] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago

the overwhelming impetus in Canadian gun laws is to prevent threats against the police and government. It's not even about civilians killing civilians,

So you agree? They just don't want people to arm themselves against the forces that oppress them?