r/canadaguns • u/skunkdad2011 • Oct 31 '25

Super Weird DM Chat Request Message.

I got a chat request message today. It said “ I will pay 3-4x retail for a working firearm. “ 8 month old account, and the only activity I can see is a post in r/montreal, from yesterday, asking if anybody wants to go to a gun range with them. I’m a member of r/Montreal, and have posted replies to people there asking about gun ranges. So…. Is this some moron who thinks that licensed gun owners sell guns illegally, or some Fed bait?

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u/FunkyFrunkle Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

Report it.

Usually, gun enthusiasts are after a specific gun at any given time and never just ask “hey I want a working firearm and I’ll pay you more than what they sell for at the store”.

There are gun stores in Montreal that they could go to.

I don’t think it’s fed bait, but it goes without saying that whoever wants it is definitely not legally allowed to own them. The whole “looking for someone to go to a gun range with” thing is a likely set-up for getting mugged for your firearm. Anyone who agrees is likely going to be asked to “meet up somewhere first”.

Tell them to fuck off and that they sell Nerf guns at Walmart.

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u/skunkdad2011 Oct 31 '25

Report it to who? My motorcycle got stolen out of my driveway a couple of years ago and they victim blamed me for not having it chained up to something. I’m not talking to the cops. Im reporting it here. The Mods have my screenshots.

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u/FunkyFrunkle Oct 31 '25

True enough. If it happened on Reddit, the most you can do is report the account but that’s about it.

Otherwise just ignore it and block them.

I’m sorry about your motorcycle.

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u/skunkdad2011 Oct 31 '25

Thank you for the motorcycle condolences. It was a 1969 Honda, that I had spent 3 years restoring at my shop. It got stolen the first night after I rode it to my house.

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u/skunkdad2011 Oct 31 '25

Im not blocking them. That makes it disappear.