• ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    And how, pray tell, is a “real” firearm going to help defend against the most technologically advanced army in the world, who can take you out from half a planet away without you ever seeing anyone until you are ginsu-bladed in half (reference: https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-used-drone-carrying-knife-missile-to-kill-al-qaeda-chief)?

    We don’t need more firearms in personal hands when it comes to our national defence, we need alliances, a better standing army, and probably some form of nuclear deterrence. Thinking you’ll make any meaningful difference with your personal firearm and a couple of hours on the gun range is the exact same magical thinking 2FA nuts keep using while the US government takes their rights and freedoms away.

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      11 hours ago

      You misunderstand.

      Yes, one Canadian with an assault rifle can’t do much against 5 American drones.

      But one Canadian with an assault rifle can do much against 5 off-duty American soldiers relaxing in a restaurant.

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      12 hours ago

      And how, pray tell, is a “real” firearm going to help defend against the most technologically advanced army in the world,

      Their tech is pretty advanced I’ll give you that, but i sure as hell know if people had more access to firearms we could actually have a chance to defend ourselves from such a threat.

      Our military is a joke technology & armoury wise, simple and plain, the more people who stand to defend the better.

      We don’t need more firearms in personal hands when it comes to our national defence

      This is where we differ, I fully believe South Korea has the right idea to train all their children in CQB and to safely handle firearms given how close North Korea is.

      The same should apply to Canadians, we have a potential threat down south and a small handful of people actually know what they’re doing.

      we need a better standing army, and probably some form of nuclear deterrence.

      I 100% agree however, I don’t think we’ll ever see this in our lifetime with another Liberal leader.

      Thinking you’ll make any meaningful difference with your personal firearm and a couple of hours on the gun range

      A couple hours at the range is better than no hours at the range.