r/canadaguns Apr 07 '26

Shitpost / Memes Quebec>>BC

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u/GopherRebellion Apr 07 '26

My running theory is that BC is higher due to the huge number of retirees that move here. Widows and estates getting rid of hard to move collections. 

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u/Vikare_ Apr 07 '26

Very possible. That's the way Vancouver island has been heading for a while now.

Also, it's a real kick in the dick when someone dies and their guns end up with the RCMP. I had a buddy I used to shoot with who had a nice collection which mostly was turned in to the cops by his ex wife who was a bit of a you know what. The horror...

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u/4r4nd0mninj4 Apr 08 '26

I'd set up my will to have my guns donated to a gun club if I didn't trust my wife to respect my property. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Vikare_ Apr 08 '26

Shit that's actually super smart. Really unfortunate. I think he had moved here in the last 5-10 yr so maybe his will was out of date? Not really sure.

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u/4r4nd0mninj4 Apr 08 '26

Yeah. My brother's friend heard of a guy from their club passing away, and he swung buy to pay his respects. The widow was more than happy to arrange a sale for everything when the estate finalized. She had no idea what she was going to do with them as she didn't have her license and figured asking the cops to come get them was her only option. 😬

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u/stratocaster_blaster Apr 09 '26

Estate law can vary from province to province so if he didn’t have a will signed for BC, that might als have been a facto