There was another shooting last week, this time in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The shooting left 2 dead, and 13 wounded.

The shooter, Faisal Hussain, reportedly recently visited and supported for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) websites. According to the federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said "there is no connection between that individual and national security."

Meaning, they don't have a concrete link between Islamic terrorism and Hussein. But that doesn't mean he wasn't influenced by the terror group ISIL and acted on his own due to the beliefs he adopted. His family and the press say he was apparently suffering from psychosis and depression for a year. Relatives said he had lifelong "severe mental health challenges."

Again, "mental issues" are to blame for shooting. Are beliefs mental issues? Are beliefs that make you upset about something and act on it a "mental issues" now? Can we just dismiss dangerous ideologies because it's easier to say someone has "mental problems" than be afraid of "offending" people, or be labeled as Islamaphobic [sic], racist, or bigoted?

Few are seriously saying that all Muslims are terrorists. But there are some "crazy" religious (and non-religious) people that incite violence, and they unfortunately influence others to engage in acts or violence, even if they don't have direct contact or issue commands to others. But lets not talk about that or consider it a possibility, because he's just "mentally disturbed", but not because of these radical Islamic beliefs.

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Instead of looking at dangerous ideology and beliefs that motivate behavior, like those that result in shootings, the governments solution is to target the weapons themselves, not the underlying cause of belief. Guns and ammo are the bad guys, and this poor "mentally disturbed" man was able to do what he did because those guns and ammo are too readily available. Therefore, the solution is... to remove guns and ammo so that even less people have them. I'm glad our authoritarian masters have cleared that up for us.

In Canada, gun laws are already tight. Here is a Canadian describing what he had to do in Ontario to lawfully obtain a gun:

I went through the three-day course [for a Firearm License] a few years ago. Generally, you have to reserve a spot in the course a few months in advance, as there are not very many courses running and they fill up quite quickly. When I took the course, it cost roughly a few hundred dollars. That fee does not include the fee to actually apply for your Firearms License, which is roughly another hundred something dollars.

After passing the course, which included both written and practical tests, I had to submit my application to the Chief Firearms Officer of Ontario. After he signs off, which for me took a month or so, my application moved over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), where they proceeded to do an in depth background check, interviewing my mom and dad, and asking about previous girlfriends, spouses, and sexual partners. When I renewed my license last year, my wife had to sign it, stating that she was aware I was renewing my firearms license.

... Though I am now able to purchase certain firearms, Canadian law makes it quite clear that I am not to defend myself with any of them.

Toronto Mayor John Tory said:

Guns are too readily available to too many people. Why does anyone in this city need to have a gun at all? I know answering questions like this won’t fully eliminate tragedies like this, but even if we can prevent one of these incidents, then in my view it is a discussion worth having and having very soon

But that's not enough, as the Toronto mayor and city council want more gun control. Within days of the shooting, the city council voted 41-4 on banning guns city-wide. Guns are to blame, not the shooter. Guns are too easily obtainable (LOL), get rid of them all!

I'm so glad we're not even allowed to defend ourselves with guns in Canada without being charged with a crime, might as well just take the guns away anyways since it's pretty useless. Thank you government for saving me from myself, while I have to beg and wait for police to defend me.

P.S. I went to search for a "gun ban" image for the post, and pixabay had images hidden under "Adult Content" because they were drawings of guns, not even real guns! Wow...

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