Michael B.

Cold is a state of mind.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@FoodProfessor To paraphrase P.E.T., "“There's no place for the state in the grocery stores of the nation."

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@FoodProfessor The notion of Tim Hortons as essential Canadiana is a symptom of lagged reputation.

They were Canadian once. They are no longer, but their Canadian advertising dollars are often spent trying to convince us they are the most Canadian brand ever.

[CCFR/CCDAF @CCFR_CCDAF]

We Aren't the Problem 🇨🇦
• < 1% of crime victims injured with a gun
• 95%+ of guns used in homicide are illegal
• Knives used as often as guns in homicides (97-2020)
• 2/3 of homicide accused known to police
• Gun owners 3x less likely to commit homicide than other Canadians

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@FoodProfessor @TWilsonOttawa Sadly, the behavior is more believable than most of the editorialism masquerade as journalism.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Calibremag Like many federal announcements, it's intended to sound good to the uninformed, not to provide any actual public benefit.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Calibremag The sad state of Canadian MSM is that there's a story to sell to people who don't understand, written/told by people who don't understand, often to the benefit of the governments whose talking points are repeated without context, critical thought or comprehension.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@FoodProfessor When you have invested in, and profit from, your narrative there is little incentive to evolve or adapt the message.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Calibremag I hope you're correct, but have little faith.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Calibremag Meanwhile the only measurable benefit will be measured in uninformed votes for the LPC.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@TWilsonOttawa This is pretty much the anti-smoking policy recently implemented in the UK that Canada will almost certainly follow. If you are have no ability to foresee predictable outcomes it sounds good.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Dicky_Paul_95 @TWilsonOttawa It's more than that. Have there been straw purchases or illegal sales? Yes. Undeniably. But they are exceptionally uncommon &amp; wildly against the safety culture within the licensed firearms community. I've never seen or participated in any passtime with a stronger safety culture.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Dicky_Paul_95 @TWilsonOttawa Due to the legal knowledge &amp; safety culture among CDN firearms owners (especially sport shooters), this is beyond rare. Further, I believe a strong majority (+99%) of licensed, RCMP-vetted owners would support throwing the book at an owner selling to unlicensed, violent criminals

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@Calibremag It was never intended to work, only to look like they were doing something to pacify those who don't understand Canadian firearms law and culture.

[Bearing Arms @BearingArmsCom]

New Pew Research Confirms 'Assault Weapons' Rarely Used in Crimes
https://t.co/5IIS3wBStd

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@IanRunkle Ineffective virtue-signaling to appease those who can't (or won't) understand the very predictable outcome; what more could the LPC possibly want in public policy?

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@TWilsonOttawa Perhaps a statement to quote before the Supreme Court?

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@TWilsonOttawa This is (part of the reason) why high speed rail in ON-QC won't work. As a matter of "fairness" people will want it to stop in so many places that it will never function efficiently. Or be built efficiently.

[Michael B. @MB_in_NT]

@TWilsonOttawa The notion that licensed, RCMP-vetter firearms owners are "promoting dangerous gun ownership" is absurd. We do not promote it. We do not condone it. But a decade of failed LPC policies has enabled it among non-licensed, criminal firearms owners.