Will the handgun freeze ever go away?

[u/Neat_Structure1065]

I mean, we need pistols for hunting and self-defence if a bear is running at you and is near.

[u/PhantomNomad]

I don't think they lose anything by rug pulling. They won't come right out and say it, but just give lip service to saying that "when the time is right" they will reverse it. That time will come maybe after the get a second term, but not in the first term. I hate this ban as much as the next legal gun owner, but I don't believe a single word the conservatives (or liberals) say about the subject.

[u/Lumindan → u/PhantomNomad]

That’s a pretty cynical take, but it ignores how this actually plays out politically because the reality is, all political parties live or die on trust.

If the Conservatives campaigned on reversing the ban/buyback and then “rug pulled,” they would lose something credibility with a very motivated and organized voting bloc. Legal gun owners aren’t just passive voters; they’re highly engaged, donate, volunteer, and actually track policy follow-through. Burning that group early in a mandate would be a terrible trade-off for what is, realistically, very little political gain elsewhere.

The longer a confiscation program sits in place, the harder and more expensive it becomes to unwind. That creates pressure to deal with it sooner rather than later if they’re serious.

It would be free for the conservatives to drop an OIC and undo the liberals previous OICs.

Simplified classification would take more effort as would getting handguns back but they could undo a huge chunk if they had a minority tomorrow

[u/PhantomNomad → u/Lumindan]

Who else would you vote for? I guess you could vote for the People's Party, but that's just going to split the vote even more. You've got the Carney Liberals who are by far the most centrist party out there right now. The cons while maybe not far right, they are more right then center. Then the People's Party which is Libertarian. They are the most likely to reverse all of this.

I've become very cynical when it comes to political parties. I've been an NDP voter for most of my life. I don't like all of their policies but for me they are the lesser evil. Especially when Layton was the head. I hated voting for Singh, especially when he signed the deal with Trudeau. But at least he was able to get some social programs at least started.

I'm not a single issue voter. Yes I don't want to lose my firearms and my hobby that get's be active out side, but I just don't like my other choices even more. I think with enough rural seats in the NDP we could sway them to reverse course on Bill 21. Especially with the indigenous vote.

[u/Lumindan → u/PhantomNomad]

Who else would you vote for? I guess you could vote for the People's Party, but that's just going to split the vote even more. You've got the Carney Liberals who are by far the most centrist party out there right now. The cons while maybe not far right, they are more right then center. Then the People's Party which is Libertarian. They are the most likely to reverse all of this

I wouldn’t really call the Liberals “centrist” on firearms. Whatever label you put on them broadly, their actual policy track record has been steadily more restrictive, not middle-of-the-road. That’s a real difference compared to the Conservatives, not just branding.

I've become very cynical when it comes to political parties. I've been an NDP voter for most of my life. I don't like all of their policies but for me they are the lesser evil. Especially when Layton was the head. I hated voting for Singh, especially when he signed the deal with Trudeau. But at least he was able to get some social programs at least started.

Not saying you should be a single-issue voter but if firearms policy matters even a bit, the NDP hasn’t really shown any signs they’re going to reverse course on it. Banking on that happening because of rural seats is… pretty optimistic.