Originally Posted by
Stony
there are a few points to consider:
the Canadian and SA gun laws are based on the old British laws, where only the Kings' men where allowed to own arms (be it a sword, long bow, chest armor....).
so there is already a culture of opression.
secondly the socialist fear of armed citizen.
SA has the worst bunch of leftwing criminals as politicians,
Canada has a large sozialist bueraucracy, often a leftwing government with above fears.
since most Canadian voters live in big cities, it is a sure vote-getter to implement stronger gun laws.
as for the us: we do need some form of federal control to curb crime.