Unintended (But Not Unexpected) Consequences

Liberal Gun Ban Fuels Buying Binge

Paul Martin's plan to ban handguns may have backfired.

As soon as the Liberals unveiled their promise to ban the weapons earlier this month, Vancouver gun shop owners saw a jump in handgun sales.

Who can buy guns at such shops, Mr. Martin, the criminal element you're using as an excuse for this insane and evil crusade, or peaceable, decent Canadians who just want to be able to defend themselves?

Your government can't guarantee their protection, can it? No, of course not, neither in fact nor as an obligation of law.

But you're keeping your taxpayer-funded armed bodyguards, right?