The comments in this thread are appalling. CFF sure shows the dark side of humanity, where everyone is a keyboard warrior and willing to judge others based on their preferences.
you might not see a need for someone to own an “assault style” (completely made up term) firearm or a handgun….well good for you. Don’t buy one then. But just because you don’t see a reason doesn’t mean someone else can’t see their own reasons for wanting to. There is an entire sport shooting community, collectors, and general enthusiasts….in fact there are tens of thousands of them in Canada (likely 100s of thousands) and guess what!? 99.9% of them are not criminals, they will never use them to harm another human being. They are constantly having their backgrounds ran. The process to possessing firearms in Canada is very intense. The vast majority of guns used in crimes are illegally obtained.
stop judging people just because they are into things different than you and/or you are giving into the fear mongering. Why do we need guns? Why do we need fast cars (they kill - why not just Prius for everyone), why do we need high sugar foods (they cause poor health), why do we need hockey?! And so on.
I say everyone needs to leave responsible gun owners alone. Stop attacking them and making it a political wedge issue that is blown out of proportion.