Reply #7: There would be no issue if there were no buyers in Canada

[alwynsw]

I'm not condoning anyone breaking the laws of any nation, but there's plenty of blame to go around. No buyers - no smuggling. Period!

Let's see; from where did nearly all of the illegal liquor in the U.S. during prohibition come? Oh! That's right! Canada.

Pot, meet Kettle.

Illicit gun trade across the border - another sterling example of what happens when any government becomes too restrictive: particularly when banning (handguns) or too tightly regulating (long guns) activities that had been without burdensome and nearly worthless (WHOOPS! Canadian gun laws are less than worthless. At last count the program was something like a couple of billions over budget.) over regulation.

on edit: I not so anxiously await the boorish diatribe that is begging to be written in counterpoint to my thoughts.