Canada got scary pretty fast
Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
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#92This signals to everyone that the device is effective. Even if it isn't, it will create a profitable black market. Governments never learn.
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#93Ban USB cables next: https://www.thedrive.com/news/how-thieves-are-stealing-hyund...
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#94This is like making lock pick sets illegal to carry unless you're a licensed locksmith. Didn't really stop criminals from getting or using them.
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#95So after this law, the honest people cannot have Flipper Zeros, and the criminals will simply continue breaking the law and acquire one.
Welcome to the gun control debate.
Except gun ownership is codified into the US Constitution. That’s why is impossible to get rid of, unfortunately.
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#96This site is super vague, does anyone know what this means for existing owners?
it means don't travel with it, and if you do get caught with it a zealous officer could say you were "carrying a prohibited device" or something like that.
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#97Canada has totally lost its way. Housing is a massive issue. Healthcare is under constant attack. Immigration is used to prop up a failing economy. We don’t really make anything. Wages are lower than the US just because. There’s no negotiating power. The dollar is weak. We can’t extract most of the available resources because of the weather and environmental concerns. The praries are being sold off to foreign investo…
Pretty cold too.
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#98Ever since leaving Canada I’ve come to realize how intellectually stupid Canadian politicians are. The U.S. has Rhodes scholars and Harvard graduates and Canada has kindergarten teachers and used car salespeople. The smartest Canadians know that it’s more lucrative to leave Canada and come to the U.S. so the brain drain leaves Canada at the behest of below average intelligence but highly ambitious and greedy politicians.
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#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
Depends on what the content of the law was, I suppose, but you're not really addressing my point. Why did they say they wanted to ban these weapons? And why did standard capacity mags get banned around the same time? Hint: your mini 14, my g3, and my buddy's SKS all fell under this rule, despite having some distinct aesthetics (and all being pretty distinct from the dreaded AR15).
I've never heard them come up with reasons beyond that they look scary .. which you're disputing but you don't seem to know why they banned them? I'm so confused now.
You seem to be claiming that a specific law invoked scary aesthetics specifically. I obviously can't speak to that - I'm saying that I've seen other rationales given for firearm restrictions. It'd be weird if I did know what you were talking about, right?
Re: Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
#100Canada has totally lost its way. Housing is a massive issue. Healthcare is under constant attack. Immigration is used to prop up a failing economy. We don’t really make anything. Wages are lower than the US just because. There’s no negotiating power. The dollar is weak. We can’t extract most of the available resources because of the weather and environmental concerns. The praries are being sold off to foreign investo…
If you think it's that bad I say (not in a snarky way) go but I'm not sure where. By your tone I suspect the EU is not your cup of tea. I think you're wrong I mean we have problems but so do all countries now healthcare is a worldwide issue. And just look south it's a mess politically and socially (sorry USA!). Even the EU is under strain among its members.