JohnAlexander
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Hello everyone at Opencarry,
On behalf of Canada I'd like to thank you and your forefathers for coming to the irrefutable conclusion that ultimately, Armed Citizens = Free Citizens.
I've been studying the US Constitution for the past three years and also the Bill of Rights. I support open carrying and also gun ownership with no restrictions at all, as intended.
In Canada I'm sorry to say as many of you probably know there is very restrictive gun laws, and I find that many guns here are extremely overpriced. A gun owner myself, I bought my first gun, a AR15 for $1,650.
After awhile I began looking at USA Gunstores online and realized that I could have bought a brand new near top of the line AR15 for around $700-900 in the states, which in Canadian dollars would be around $800-1000.
I attempt to talk to people close to me and those I am acquainted with about the right of self defense, gun ownership, and ability and (what I think) every Canadians right to carry a weapon on them for personal safety... Unfortunately a vast majority in Canada fail to see the reason of owning weapons and look at me like I'm crazy when I bring it up.
When I bring up the US system and the reasons the founding fathers recognized and armed populace was the ultimate check and balance, people I am talking to tell me that doesn't matter, and that "That was 200 years ago". A common one is to tell me "If I like the U.S. so much I should get the f**** out and go live there". I can only shake my head.
I am saddened that in Canada we are still a monarchy. In December 2008 the Governor General (The Queens Representative in Canada) suspended parliament for one month following some political battles that threatened the political party in power. Many Canadians I know claim to be "Safer than the U.S." and "Free'er than the US" when the very system of government we live under will under is not free.
My ultimate wish is to break free of the chains of the English Monarch and to see the emergence of a Republic of Canada.
Anyways, enough of my babbling. Hello and I look forward to talking with you all.:dude:
Hello everyone at Opencarry,
On behalf of Canada I'd like to thank you and your forefathers for coming to the irrefutable conclusion that ultimately, Armed Citizens = Free Citizens.
I've been studying the US Constitution for the past three years and also the Bill of Rights. I support open carrying and also gun ownership with no restrictions at all, as intended.
In Canada I'm sorry to say as many of you probably know there is very restrictive gun laws, and I find that many guns here are extremely overpriced. A gun owner myself, I bought my first gun, a AR15 for $1,650.
After awhile I began looking at USA Gunstores online and realized that I could have bought a brand new near top of the line AR15 for around $700-900 in the states, which in Canadian dollars would be around $800-1000.
I attempt to talk to people close to me and those I am acquainted with about the right of self defense, gun ownership, and ability and (what I think) every Canadians right to carry a weapon on them for personal safety... Unfortunately a vast majority in Canada fail to see the reason of owning weapons and look at me like I'm crazy when I bring it up.
When I bring up the US system and the reasons the founding fathers recognized and armed populace was the ultimate check and balance, people I am talking to tell me that doesn't matter, and that "That was 200 years ago". A common one is to tell me "If I like the U.S. so much I should get the f**** out and go live there". I can only shake my head.
I am saddened that in Canada we are still a monarchy. In December 2008 the Governor General (The Queens Representative in Canada) suspended parliament for one month following some political battles that threatened the political party in power. Many Canadians I know claim to be "Safer than the U.S." and "Free'er than the US" when the very system of government we live under will under is not free.
My ultimate wish is to break free of the chains of the English Monarch and to see the emergence of a Republic of Canada.
Anyways, enough of my babbling. Hello and I look forward to talking with you all.:dude: