Brihard said:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-online-threats-prompt-firm-to-pull-out-of-federal-governments-gun-buy//
Well it certainly is not a good look on CCFR. Will not help the ‘Firearms rights’ crowd.Jarnhamar said:
RomeoJuliet said:
We agree there dude that online can bring out the worst in people.Jarnhamar said:
I doubt the Liberals care, they will confiscate them sooner or later. Stretching this out gives them something to throw out to their supporters next election.
That's actually a great idea! When did you start working for IBM?
I'd like to take the credit but I think I came across that idea for the new Zealand gun ban. If I remember correctly they wanted people to register their guns on a site before bringing them to the police confiscation points to see what the government would offer them. They had armed guards at the door and once you walk in your gun is staying whether you like the price you're given or not.
People are scared, angry and feeling abandoned by their government and parties. They will move through the various steps of protest. Talking amongst themselves. Contacting local representatives. Contacting their national representatives. Turn to organized, like minded organizations for action. When none of those work, or seem to work, the frustration level boils over. At that point they will resort to almost anything, including online abuse of those they feel responsible. Especially when they see people like Blair being hypocritical with his slander against gun owners, then accusing them of the same thing he's doing himself. When backed into a corner, with all defences either ignored or removed, they will either give up and capitulate or they will bare fang and claw and use whatever they have at their disposal to survive. Every party, save one, is flat out anti gun. Except the conservatives, who have shown zero support, leaving it all on the shoulders of our own home grown, grassroots organizations.Agreed people being dick heads online look bad, and I'm guessing neither side is above pretending to be someone from the other camp to try and make each other look even worse.
I'm sure the lines are drawn in the sand already though and people's minds are made up. For, against and don't care.
I read the original story said threats and it was changed to abuse since there weren't any actual threats being made.
The abuse being leveled at Chinese and Chinese Canadians seems worse.
Graffiti, bad reviews: Toronto-area Chinese restaurant feels the heat from Beijing loyalists
Backers of the Hong Kong democracy movement see the affair as the latest instance of Chinese Communist Party loyalists responding aggressively on Canadian soilwww.google.com
The OIC has one mention of a potential grandfathering provision. However, the usual ant-gun supporters of the Liberals, along with the Bloc and NDP opposed it. The anti-gunners want the core legislation (Firearms Act, Criminal Code) amended as quickly as possible to remove any possible current grandfathering and prevent future governments from easily reversing these changes.
Oh I know, they want it all banned and destroyed as then even if reversed you still can't replace what is lost (and odds are it won't be reversed if that happens).
Reversal of a ban entrenched in legislation will be almost impossible with a Liberal dominated Senate. The only hopes for those affected is either in the legal challenges being mounted (an extreme long shot) or a change of government prior to the legislation going through making this permanent.
Risk management!
