Conflating hunting and sport shooting with gender\u002Dbased violence does little to actually prevent future violence
On the 33rd anniversary of 14 female students being shot simply because they were women at École Polytechnique in Montreal, we must ask why so many of us are still being killed by men.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Yet it seems more offensive that, instead of considering concrete solutions to stop gender-based violence, so many Canadians’ attention is swept up debating hunting rifles that are rarely used in femicides. Conflating hunting and sport shooting with gender-based violence does little to actually prevent future violence, but it does serve a political purpose.Article content
This is also what makes the Liberals’ transparently partisan and inexplicably broad new gun legislation more problematic than anything an NHL player could post. It diverts attention, time, effort and political capital away from actual solutions, in favour of hammering away on a pet wedge issue. It allows the public to think something’s being done, when in fact nothing of substance is. Meanwhile, women continue to die at the hands of men.at her workplace in Mississauga, Ont. The suspect is still at large.
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