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And here we go
3/10/2018 at 11:40 AM
First off, I commend Spaghetti Monster for trying to find a constructive way of getting rid of these firearms, also thank all of those who presented ideas of where to go, or who to contact to purchase these guns.
Everyone had their own opinion about guns, as a gun owner I don't consider it any more dangerous than the knives in the kitchen, or maybe something that causes more deaths in our society, that being automobiles.
We have developed rules and laws for the possession and acquisition of firearms, and I think they are fair and responsible.
I look at firearms as a tool, and they have a value, and I guess in this society many feel it not a concern to consider the value of them.
I read the comment about turning them into the police and RCMP, and I could be in favor of that, if it was not such a wasteful process. I witnessed a member of the RCMP bring 6-8 firearms into a shop where the weapons were destroyed by being cut down into pieces with a chop saw, which made me think how wasteful our society has become.
If a person wants to get rid of a firearm by giving it to the police with no remuneration, that's fine, but instead of wasting something of value, why not let the police sell or auction off these firearms to responsible gun owners, and who could decide responsible gun owners better than the RCMP. Proceeds from the sale or auction could do something usefull in our society through a charity.
As for only having the police with firearms I have to question that, it's hard enough to get an answer to an need for assistance from
Police, and that's not their fault, but just imagine trying to put down any type of injured livestock, or animal, without a firearm, guess I could just beat it with a hammer or slit it's throat, but watching something bleed to death just isn't my thing.