Self defense is defined as protection against another human.
As a Canadian I assure you we are definitely allowed to carry firearms in the wilderness for protection against animals - EXCEPT in a National or Provincial park (where they were).
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I didn’t realize that’s how Canadians cleverly define self defense so people think it’s ok.
Thankfully in the US we don’t have to justify why we carry firearms. We don’t need a reason.
Anyway, Canadians are definitely allowed to *use* lethal force - and even firearms - for self defense.
We just aren't allowed to CARRY them for that reason.
It's dumb and I'm not defending it. But most Americans (and Canadianss too) are incredibly misinformed about self defense in Canada.
I was allowed to bring guns up to Canada from the USA even.
Lots of Americans come here to hunt or even just passing through on their way to Alaska with rifles and shotguns. It's mostly just handguns we're weird about.
Not gonna lie Canada doesn’t fuck around when we cross the border.
Practically destroy my rental car every time Lmfao
Yeah. The US illegally restricts our use of short barreled shotguns and rifles on the theory that because they are not military weapons, they can’t be protected by the second amendment. But some state ban weapons because they are military weapons, or like such weapons, because they are ignorant of the law.
But since justice takes generations when it comes to firearms, people literally will die in prison before “shall not be infringed” is defined by a court of law.