IMP you truly are clueless, and typcial of how the last 10 years of Liberal Government has brainwashed the public as to what is, and what is not dangerous.
Fully Automatic fire is no more or less dangerous to the public than a single shot .22 rifle. It comes down to the user, and his intentions, and his skill.
Of course the 30 06 as more power, but its not automatic.
Oh really? Ever here of the BAR? It's chambered in 30-06, and is full auto. Please, stop trying to make arguments with things you don't know about or understand.
As for "armour piercing" ammunition, the only type of AP ammo banned by law in Canada is for PISTOLS only. Grap a copy of the criminal code and firearms act and read it yourself. We sell thousands of rounds of AP rilfe ammo out of our shop every year.
Also, in terms of penetration, ANY high powered rifle that is firing a non-frangible bullet (99.9% of the ammo out there, at least) will penetrate any civilian body armour here in Canada, every Armoured Car you've ever seen here, as well as multiple walls/dwellings. Of the 15 million + firearms in Canada, over 8 million of them are high-powered rifles. They are no more or less dangerous to the public than an AR-15, of which there is at least 500,000 in civilian hands in Canada. Just shops I worked for alone represent over 100,000 units moved in 15 years of this variant of rifle. I have 10 different variants of the M16/AR15 in my vault in my basement, and that is miniscule compared to some people in Canada.
As for pistol rounds being better for defence than rifle rounds in an urban environment, that is likely true.
That said, most Tac units out west here have moved to a M4 Carbine in .223, including Vancouver city, Calgary TAC and numerous others. Using the proper ammunition, the public is put no more at risk than from pistol caliber fire, and there is much greater chance of stopping the suspect, especially at longer ranges. This puts officers AND the public at less risk.
IMP, you shouldn't comment on things in the USA regarding this issue when you are uninformed with regards to it in your own country.
http://www.canadiantactical.cahttp://www.theshootingedge.comFav IMP quote:
It does prevent you from owning military weapons, which are of no use to civilians anyway.
Haha, ahahahah.
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As for the number of guns/gun murder ration in Canada, rest assured that 8 million guns isn't even half of what is here. Based on sales figures from Western Gun companies in the last 25 years, there is that many in Alberta and BC alone.
There was about 850 deaths from firearms in 2002. 85 were NOT suicides. Of those, over 50 were a "visible minority".
Still, take the lie-beral stat of 8 million firearms and divide it by 85 deaths. Good reason to "register" all those dangerous firearms, it's for the children after all, and it may save "just one life".
