r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jan 29 '23

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u/clickenouttahere Feb 01 '23

Total sidenote sorta ... Thoughts on handgun freeze... is it a precursor to total ban or it might be reversed ??

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u/Brilliant_Gift1917 Feb 01 '23

To my knowledge when C21 passes it will effectively prohibit handguns but grandfather current owners. Amendments or no amendments, that was its original goal.

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u/black_covfefe_please Feb 01 '23

It all comes down to the next election. If Liberals win, hand guns are done. If CPC wins, they are planning to reverse the freeze.

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u/throwa37 Feb 02 '23

is it a precursor to total ban

It's all speculation, but I would assume that almost certainly yes, the Liberals will do a total ban sometime down the line if the freeze remains in place. They always like to come back to guns, and they're always looking for new gun control to campaign on.

or it might be reversed ??

Fortunately, yes, and I think this is the more likely outcome. The Liberals have already been in power for almost a decade and are looking weak. Historically, they won't be in power much longer. Repealing the freeze is part of the Conservative platform, so I don't expect it will last more than a couple of years.