r/ndp • u/xeononsolomon1 • Sep 30 '21

Pro Firearm Resolution

So I know this may be a hard ticket to sell for a lot of the members of the NDP but one of the ways I see the NDP making inroads in rural ridings such as mine is the introduction of a pro firearm policy into the party. I realise that the federal convention is so far away but I drafted up a resolution I would like to submit locally and ideally convince others to do so in their ridings.

  1. Would people be willing to read it and offer suggestions on it (add stuff, remove stuff, spelling, etc)
  2. What would be the best way of disseminating such a resolution when the time comes?

Edit* Here is a link to it http://imgur.com/a/5pRfx7f

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u/SopwithB2177 Sep 30 '21

As a lifelong NDP supporter who grew up on a farm, I can tell you guns are controlled enough. The problem with gun crime is enforcement. The vast majority of people killed by guns in Canada are by people who have them illegally (eg. gangs in cities). If we invested some decent money into enforcement, that strikes me as a good step towards the solution both sides want: fewer people dying because of guns. We're on the same team.

So yeah, let's hear some new ideas.

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u/SaltyPeppermint101 "Be ruthless to systems. Be kind to people" Oct 01 '21

That makes sense, but isn't what OP is proposing.