Guns across the border
There are lots of postings about US Citizens being warned about taking guns to Canada but be aware it works both ways. As a Canadian heading to the US this fall, we crossed the border and our vehicle ...
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2gypsies wrote:
We're all for borders sharing information. We've never been searched in our crossings and we don't need a gun.
Im all for sharing info regarding illegal activities (ie arrest warrants), but am totally against sharing info on LEGAL activities, regardless of my personal beliefs on the actual LEGAL activity.
What's interesting is the two articles that are linked to earlier in this thread, neither one discusses info such as gun ownership, yet the evidence clearly shows that each country has and passes that information freely, and it is used to target each others citizens for further scrutiny.
While Im perfectly fine with your feelings on not needing a gun, what about the next, currently LEGAL activity that is used to target someone for scrutiny. What if you participate in that activity, LEGALLY, and the US uses that info to target you for increased scrutiny and search. Will you still feel the same way? It's easy to say "sure" behind a keyboard, but will you REALLY feel that way.
That is the way rights are taking away from law abiding citizens. Sure, I have nothing to hide, go ahead and tap my cell phone, collect my call data.. why not, right? After all, if I have nothing to hide, why should I care!!! It is a slippery slope, and some people don't want to start down that slope, and others are willing to sled on down until it's too late.
But Im quite sure I won't convince those who see it differently to change their view. And, while I don't know much of anything about Canadian rights, I do know my rights in the US, and it is my constitutional right to own a gun if I choose to. Others don't get to make that choice for me, at least not in a free nation.
Mike
