r/canadaguns • u/N714YQ • Feb 26 '26

Application / Regulation advice If push comes to shove - destruction question

I have absolutely no intention of forfeiting my working AR15 to the state.

That being said, if it comes down to the wire and they start leaning on us even harder as October 30 approaches, are they expecting to steal intact, working rifles?

Because I have a chop saw, and will cut my rifle into pieces and bring the scraps in a bag to the cop shop. Because fuck ’em is why.

Being the dickhead statists they are, you would probably have to make sure that the scraps have a “trigger lock” and are enclosed in a locked hard sided container.

Any thoughts?

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u/MrWrock Feb 26 '26

I have a Smith and Wesson FPC. The reciever is essentially a buffer tube with a serial number. If I cut it in half, I'd never be able to cycle the action but I could place a round in the chamber then stick the bolt in I think. I guess the bolt would shoot out the back with the receiver chopped but the gun would still fire. Does destroying the firearm require making it unable to fire or can I simply fuck up the reciever and call it deactivated?

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u/AdditionalLoss7274 Feb 26 '26

There are very specific requirements for a firearm to be considered deactivated. I don't have it right in front of me (google it), but you need to drill the chamber, and weld a rod down the barrel, and weld the bolt shut. Might be more required as well.

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u/613mitch Feb 26 '26

Deactivated is not the same as destroyed. No one is asking about how to deactivate their firearm.

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u/AdditionalLoss7274 Feb 27 '26

Guy I was responding to literally ended his response with "...and call it deactivated".

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u/613mitch Feb 27 '26

Ah, my bad. I think they meant destroyed by the rest of their post.

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u/MrWrock Feb 27 '26

I didn't realize there was a distinction. Thanks for clarifying!