WELL MAYBE NO ROSES BUT LOTS OF GUNS....
TAKE OUR CITY OF OTTAWA FOR EXAMPLE:
With 2021 ending, our Police Department reports over 80 incidents of shootings in our fair city this year...A New Record.
Granted, American City Chicago has that many shootings each and every weekend but for us here in Canada our number is sobering for us. B.T.W., Chicago is not even America's worst example when shootings per capita are taken into account.
The number 80 above came out earlier this month and since then there have been several more. So our record year continues to grow to its bitter end.
It used to be the weapon of choice was the Knife and before that... one's bare fists... but guns and gangs have progressed more latterly even here in our more friendly and safer environment.
But that said, and as noted, this trend is increasing and most certainly will continue to get worse. We are not a Safe as we once were.
Which brings me to our recent Federal Election where our Esteemed Prime Minister continually mocked the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition - Erin O'Toole for being soft on long gun owners such as Farmers, Hunters and Target Shooters. You knew, I knew and yes Justin knew full well that the real problem for the rising trend in gun crimes was and is gangs illegally smuggling hand-guns in from our neighbour to the South.
But our Progressive Electorate turned a blind eye and voted the cad back into power.
The handgun issue though is one area where I do agree with the Progressives in their effort to ban them. I have never owned a handgun nor do I have any wish to do so. I have owned various rifles from time to time most recently when we owned a hobby farm on the outskirts of this city. I was glad to dispose of them when we moved back into the city. Fact is...I do not like guns but as a hobby farmer I understood why farmers have need for them and I can understand why they are in safe hands with both hunters and target shooters too.
But handguns are a much different 'kettle of fish'. Simply stated, they exist solely to kill people.
So until the United States out right bans them...they are going to be an ongoing problem for our Police too. But this of course will not happen - even in your younger lifetimes - since the 'Right To Bear Arms' is embedded in America's Constitution ...in fact it is its Second Amendment. So there is little we can do on this side of the border to effectively stop the flow. In this it mirrors our War Against Drugs ...also coming to us via the USA, a war which we lost over 50 years ago.
Ironically, when criticizing O'Toole, Trudeau promised to get tough on guns and gangs post Election. So how has this worked out?
In the brief period that our Parliament was allowed to resume, His Government introduced legislation to reduce sentences for serious gun crime including weapons trafficking and importing. This includes getting rid of mandatory minimum sentences even for those convicted multiple times of gun offences.
Boy that will certainly put a dent in this vicious activity...NOT.
Trudeau takes us all for Fools and so far he has gotten away with it and there is no indication that that will change anytime soon.
As I See It...
'K.D. Galagher'
