CSSA and CTF applauds the Alberta government for protecting the rights of gun owners
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Summary
The SKS has been used for hunting since the 1950s and has been deemed a useless gun for the military with a caliber of 7.62x39 calibre. The .308 is a semi-automatic rifle that can only be bought at surplus. It originally held 10 cartridges.
Transcript
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Minister, do you believe this is the federal government trying to disarm Canadians?
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Well, they're trying to remove legal firearms ownership,
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and they're targeting Canadians who have lawfully obtained, purchased their firearms,
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rather than working on measures that would improve safety in our communities.
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So the SKS, I don't know if you're familiar with the SKS rifle, but it's...
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It's an end-of-date semi-auto rifle that can only be bought at surplus.
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It originally held 10 cartridges, but now it's been pinned to hold 5.
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You know, this rifle has been used as a hunting rifle since the 1950s,
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and now it's deemed a useless gun for the military with the caliber of only a 7.62x39,
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and it's comparable to the .308, which is now being banned.
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But, like, I don't understand how they're classifying which rifles to ban when they've been used for hunting for so many years.
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I think the point is that there is no thought behind the decisions to be made with these proposed amendments.
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It's not even this fig leaf that they originally were trying to hold up about it being assault-style,
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and trying to scare Canadians because there was a firearm that looked scary.
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I mean, the SKS doesn't even look scary, obviously.
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Obviously, it isn't military-style, and it's not going to be a firearm that is going to be included
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for what a country would be providing to its military, or even shotguns.
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Shotguns that might have six or more cartridges in them if they are semi-automatic.
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I mean, these are the types of firearms that would become illegal,
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that are used by sport shooters, by hunters, by farmers,
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and there is no thought behind where they're drawing these lines.