Very much this. There are places in Canada where hunting is not just a past time, but an industry, a way of life, and a key means of survival.
Reading some reactions online (like this CBC article) I’ve found seems to be that, yes, some people do use some of the guns in this list to hunt, but a) the people that do are few and b) Indigenous hunters are exempt from this law anyway based on the constitution.
Another concern is from those who shoot competitively in competitions. There are some competitions that do use some of the guns on this list, but they must be very niche because as someone who competed in those sports (air pistol), I’ve honestly never heard of those events until now.
Yeah, this particular legislation shouldn’t be a huge problem for hunting. Only a couple of guns on the list are practical for it, though the quote on indigenous exemptions I read was: “They may continue using firearms that were previously non-restricted for these purposes until a suitable replacement can be acquired.” The specifics of which, I’m not sure.
Still, my concerns are definitely more about the future than this particular legislation. I hope this also means the cops don’t get to keep any of these guns, but that’s a whole other discussion on guns.
Well, I guess I’m having a provincial election then
This might be an inaccurate read, but the only real rationale I can think of for this election is that the BCNDP wants to feel more self assured about drifting further and further to center
I’m admittedly not fully abreast of BC provincial politics, but is this really necessary in a pandemic? Is there some sort of political crisis out west that I haven’t heard of?
It’s strategic. People seem to really like the BCNDP right now, as a result of the perceived success of the Pandemic response. Might as well extend your mandate if you can, I guess?
If there’s one thing I’m definitely not worried about, it’s a Conservative takeover, for sure. People associate Bonnie Henry with John Horgan and any rightward attack would backfire ten-fold
I believe they’d be required to hold an election by next October, and realistically we’ll still be in the pandemic then, so it makes some sense to hold it now while our numbers aren’t the worst and people feel decent about the NDP. (Despite their bullshit response to the pipeline, that’s faded from most settlers’ minds during all of this.)
I look forward to talking heads being surprised at outrage over this obvious act of violent intimidation. Wait, no, I hate that that is going to be the discourse, actually.
The National Post is the worst. A smarmy veneer of education over intellectually bankrupt assertions of conservative talking points. At least the Sun knows what it is.
My building has TVs in the elevator, and I keep seeing ads for the local People’s Party candidate. Our region doesn’t even have an election pending soon, and I thought (hoped) that racist-ass party had dissolved after their decisive defeat in the last election.
