Just when I was thinking of selling my T-34
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(01-20-2013, 11:27 AM)kandrathe Wrote: A black market exists due to the abundance on one side of the border and unmet demand on the other. That was all I was pointing out.

There are some demands that should not be met. Unregistered guns seem to me to be in that category.

Quote:It's just ironic that most of the guns that are the "source" of the issue, are not made in the US anyway. We import them from elsewhere and as they are freely exchange, a small percentage get smuggled north and a smaller percentage are used by your criminals.

It's not that ironic. Nobody is complaining that the guns in Canada have "Made in USA" stickers on them. The problem is allowing the guns to fall into the hands of criminals, which is corrosive of any effort at gun control. All the heavily-armed countries that have low gun violence manage it by having pretty strict regulations on the purchase, storage and use of guns. A smuggling market makes that hard to enforce.

Quote:The ones that have higher crime have big cities as the source of deprivation resulting in crime. New York, New York -- Detroit, Michigan -- Chicago, Illinois -- Seattle, Washington.

Canada has Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. They also have higher crime rates than the surrounding areas.

Quote:PBS special - Canada has become a safe haven for terrorists

One pre-9/11 foiled attempt? Is that it? That really doesn't sound like a lot. You said "About as many as have slipped past our other ports of entry." Do you mean to suggest that almost nobody has ever slipped past any port of entry at any time?

-Jester
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RE: Just when I was thinking of selling my T-34 - by Jester - 01-20-2013, 02:06 PM

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