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Crown corporation says it's concerned about the risk of conflict between staff and gun owners

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[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Government sources say they're puzzled by Canada Post's refusal to receive the weapons, since the corporation already delivers guns that are sold online.

Are those online sales from just random people or from shops that can be mostly trusted to ensure that the gun is safe to ship?

[–] northmaple1984@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think the issue is whether the guns are safe to ship or not, Canada Post figured out how to safely ship guns from both retailers and individuals years ago.

And the way I read this, it doesn't sound like the issue of conflict is from licensed owners either because it sounds like we'll be expected to simply drop off boxes with guns in them so those that don't want to participate simply won't show up to the post office (aka avoid the conflict all together).

If I'm wrong and the government actually expects Canada Post carriers to go door to door bringing people boxes and say "pack up your guns right now and bring the box back out to me" that's an entirely different story and way, way outside of Canada Post's regular duties. They definitely aren't equipped or trained for that sort of thing; that's the type of thing you'd expect police to do.

I think the fear of conflict is because everyone and their grandma will know when there are tons guns flooding into post offices all at once and both post offices and carrier trucks will become prime targets for criminals. The locations and vehicles aren't designed to resist that type of intrusion and the staff aren't trained or equip to deal with it (I'm sure there are a few locations/vehicle that are but not only is it a very large, spread out volume to begin with, it's not hard to find info from industry groups claiming that the Liberal estimate for the number of affected guns is quite low).

[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago

I haven't really followed that closely in recent years, but pretty much everything to do with guns is handled so badly, no matter who is in power. This is just one more in long line of screw ups.

The last few decades have been just a mess. Way too many emotions on every side. Way too many people with little grasp of guns and their legitimate, harmless uses. Way too many people who think that guns are some god-given totem of freedom as opposed to a tool or recreational skill. Way too many people who see a path to power by inflaming the passions of one side or the other.

Nobody seems interested in conducting actual research into what actually works for the safety of individuals and society. It's all intuition, gut feelings, different versions of "common sense", "just so" stories, and emotional attachment to an immovable opinion.

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