Hello /c/Canada
You know how there’s a 2nd amendment in the U.S. on the right to bear arms? I know that it was originally meant to allow people to form militias and defend their rights should the government become an authoritarian regime and stop following the constitution.
Is there anything similar in Canada in terms of laws or rights and freedoms?
Mind you, I’m talking about the right to form organized armed militias to defend people against a tyrannical government.
Also, there are other countries in the world, like Switzerland, where everyone has a firearm at home. Heck, Switzerland even allows the possession of semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons. Source. But, you don’t hear about gun-related problems over there because their gun culture is completely different. They are much more responsible and they understand the responsibility.
As you mentioned, in the U.S. they have a “gun culture” which completely out of whack. That’s not the objective I’m suggesting.
And as I mentioned to others in this post, there’s been talk amongst democrats and liberals about arming themselves as things are turning pretty bad down south. I think they’re trying to avoid any violent conflict if possible. Maybe they’re just staying really quiet right now so to not stir any fear. But, I think the next presidential election might be a tipping point. Depending how bad it goes, things could blow up. Or maybe not. We’ll see.