tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post6306760006801541460..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: It's Not About the Registry But Our 'Right to Bear Arms'Emily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-26567531354042420142010-05-03T19:11:53.521-04:002010-05-03T19:11:53.521-04:00LOL. I think it all boils down to money. Gun man...LOL. I think it all boils down to money. Gun manufacturers will benefit if they can sell more guns and Canada as yet is an almost untapped market.<br /><br />The only gun in my house is a 1940's Red Rider BB gun that my husband got for Christmas when he was a kid. He is so paranoid about it that the BBs (still in their original Red Rider package) are in his strong box and the barrel of the gun stuffed in a drawer somewhere.<br /><br />So if you hear of a convenience store being robbed with a barrel-less Red Rider BB gun and a handful of beans, you'll know it's me.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-40296355572534402232010-05-03T18:47:45.313-04:002010-05-03T18:47:45.313-04:00Okay, I've always said I'm a political ost...Okay, I've always said I'm a political ostrich, and admit I've never read the Canadian constitution, but it seems to me the "right to bear arms" is in the US constitution, not in ours, so what are our right-wing yahoos griping about?<br />I've never owned a gun and never wanted to use one, but I have always said (in addition to but not in conjunction with my political ostrich stance) I'd grab the nearest thing that looked like a weapon if Canada is ever invaded. And I've also always said the only country that will ever invade Canada is the good ol' US of A. Good grief, Americans go on and on about their "undefended border" but what about us? The longest border in the world is the one we share with them. We don't actively defend it, because we all know we wouldn't stand a chance if they sent their troops across. Not one chance. For some reason, we have always trusted them but that doesn't mean we want to BE them.<br />Still, I doubt if the takeover will happen with guns. We sell them our oil and our fresh water, our lumber and all our other natural resources, and we still trust them.<br />I'm not sure I know why.<br />Meanwhile, Emily, I think you are amazing. I looked at your Facebook page and realized you have far more to do than analyze Canadian politics. I'm glad you mentioned you do find time to sleep. I'm so impressed with your ability to see what's really going on.<br />I find I have to grit my teeth in order to sign my own name to this comment, because at heart I'm a left-wing pinko-feminist British Columbian now living in a different province, one full of Conservatives and gun-owners and, like most Canadians, I'm not far enough away from that "undefended border"!!Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com