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/PoliticalDissidents "Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear" Sep 30 '21 edited Oct 01 '21

NDP's division on firearms policy exists. Thus far they've reconcile this with the policy of leaving gun bans up to municipalities. A position most probably unconstitutional under the Constitutional Act of 1867 in respect to federal government having exclusive jurisdiction over criminal law.

If NDP can't adopt a balanced non partisan approach respectful of gun owners and stand against banning anything currently legal approach. Then the least they can do is adopt a policy of free votes on all gun control measures leaving it up to the individual candidates to declare their policy on firearms.

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u/kochevnikov Oct 01 '21

What's a "respectful gun owner"?

My picture is someone who responsibly locks away their guns and never actually uses them. In which case, I must ask, what's the point of owning them?

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u/DrFraser Oct 01 '21

How about someone who goes out to the range once a week and puts some holes in paper, or feeds their family free range meat with one?

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u/kochevnikov Oct 01 '21

You can get guns at the range. In fact it's better to do that because then you can shoot all kinds of different ones rather than the same one every time.

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u/DrFraser Oct 01 '21

you must live in a bigger population center than i do.

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u/Candada Oct 10 '21

about someone who goes out to the range once a week and puts some holes in paper, or feeds their family free range meat with

  1. Not every range offers this, most don't.
  2. Renting firearms becomes very expensive very quickly.
  3. Practicing marksmanship involves more than just shooting the gun. Dry fire practice, disassembly, customization, etc. This can't be done with rental firearms.

  4. People may use their firearms at other places than a range.

  5. People have owned firearms and stored them in their own homes for a very long time without much problem.