What’s That About Less Crime in Canada? Explain Why RCMP Need MP5 Submachine-guns?
What a changing world we live in. The Toronto Star is reporting that soon the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be packing some serious heat. The paper notes:
“RCMP officers who guard Parliament Hill are being equipped with submachine guns to give them more stopping power should a gunman attack the heart of Canada’s government.
“Security, which has already been significantly beefed up after a high-profile breach last December, will get another boost in the coming months when Mounties patrolling the Hill get the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine-gun.”
This is a very interesting turn of events, and as one who has regularly seen these types of weapons in New York City since 9/11 – as well as police snipers carrying M-14s, it just suggests that the world isn’t really as safe as many would like to believe. Of course this won’t give any anti-gun zealot pause – they’ll continue to believe the police need MP5 submachine-guns because there are too many gun owners out there.
Even Canadian Press Shows Bias
While editorials don’t pretend to be news, these pieces show the motives and motivations behind how the mainstream media feels about the issue of firearms and gun control. And while the United States is typically anti-gun, so too are the editors north of the border. Check out this headline from The Toronto Star by James Travers:
“Travers: Liberals squander big chance”
This “big chance” was to overturn the nation’s highly unpopular long gun registry. The people have spoken, the government has seen the light. But the media calls it’s a defeat. Typical!
