r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Mar 02 '26

News / Politics / Activism Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '26

We all become "criminals" on technicality but the laws will likely be unenforced or unenforceable, practically status quo, "don't ask, don't tell" kind of situation.

This never happened with the LGR, amnesty was extended endlessly until it ended. That's what I expect here.

Would be kinda funny if they decided to grandfather after collecting what was declared though

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u/rastamasta45 Mar 03 '26

That also happened with the 1994 bans, initially it was turn in without compensation and they scared people with prison. Some did and the they grandfathered all the holdouts. So the weak kneed pansies lost their property with no compensations and a sweet sweet 12.x license. Government loves to screw over those that comply.

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u/Sharp_Phrase_9066 Mar 04 '26

If they grandfather those NRs, can we still shoot them, or we can only keep them in the safe?