The Logistics of Confiscation

[u/rastamasta45]

I’d imagine they are now actually trying to plan how to collect the rifles.

Let’s look at the numbers.

Apparently declarations will be reviewed till May. From May to October they need to collect 370 guns every single day without weekend or holidays to make it before the amnesty.

That’s 15 rifles collected every hour without a break.

It takes about 20 minutes to verify and secure a rifle according to TPS. This comes out to 22,333 man hours of labour or 930 days of man hours of labour.

There is 182 days before amnesty expires.

These labour hours do not include transpiration to and from said firearm.

According to the Federal police association, they haven’t even been informed what vehicles they will be using or if they’re even obtained yet.

According to Gemini Public Safety Canada needs about 250 to 400 full time trained staff for the next 6 months working on this to pull it off. These individuals will have to be located or deployed across Canada, which means food and lodging needs to be covered.

Considering they’ve already blown the budget, not sure how they will pay these people.

Public Safety Canada needs to recruit up to 400 retired or odd duty officers, provided up to 60 to 100 full time vans operating full time. Public safety Canada would have to fuel up the van when gas is expected explode this spring / summer.

I’m legitimately wondering….what is going on in their minds when thinking about this task?

Or perhaps they’ll approve Quebec only, decline everyone else and tell them pound sand say they succeeded?

What’s everyone’s thoughts?

[u/willysnax]

I'd love to see how enthusiastic the officers (or whoever the hell they use..mailmen?) get the assignment to go out to the boonies in northern Alberta or Saskatchewan to "collect" their guns even if they applied for the program. Who the hell are they going to convince to do this job. You couldn't pay me enough. 😂

[u/rastamasta45 → u/willysnax]

Every officer I know told me they won’t do it not for morals but for safety. You’re essentially doing a high risk search every single time entering a home with rifles every single time to enforce a program that’s hugely hated. As my one buddy said “it’s a great way to not come home”

[u/willysnax → u/rastamasta45]

That's exactly it. I grew up with a hunter/trapper father who had his cabin 11 miles away from the next human being. Does anyone really want to guess at just how many guns and ammo these guys have when they show up. Not many of them are fans of the government or police at times. You'd have to be nuts to take that assignment. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to do it. Oh yeah, they also tend to drink a bit. They can be harmless but taking something they bought legally and own for a fraction of what they paid or no money at all isn't going to sit well.