r/canadaguns • u/bigpoppa10245 • Mar 24 '26
Application / Regulation advice New gun ban
Just wondering what options one has if they potentially possess a firearm that has made the ban/restricted list. I'd ideally not like to sell it back to the gov't if I can avoid it, and am holding out for the law changing in the future. However I recently saw something that said the gun must be permanently disabled. I was planning on just removing the firing pin to disable the firearm, however I heard the barrel must be welded shut to permanently disable it. Please advise me if possible. What other options do I have with the firearms? Would I be able to transfer them or gift them to family I have in the states? Thanks in advance.
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u/ant_accountant Mar 24 '26
Based on their last press conference, there's very little chance of you having to do anything. They've failed to scare people enough to register for the program, and they've failed to get a collections scheme in place.
What that means is that as the deadline ticks closer they will be forced to extend the deadline, modify the program, or cancel everything. This is because you cannot make criminals out the better part of 10% of the population without it blowing up in your face. This is a weak and poorly designed program based on ideology that is currently being carried out by ineffectual leaders.
Even now, I have seen people test the waters of what they are allowed to do with their banned firearms, and that will grow. By October they have the option to 1: Kick the can down the road to keep everyone from realizing the emperor has no clothes, or 2: Admit that they cannot do anything to remove the banned rifles from the population.
Keep your head down, it's a staring contest and all signs point to them blinking first.