r/canadaguns • u/Teags2610 • May 15 '26

News / Politics / Activism Discussion: Canada’s handgun freeze policy and its impact on licensed owners

There’s been a lot of discussion lately around Canada’s handgun freeze and how it affects licensed owners.

I put together a short petition and info page asking for a formal review of the policy and its real-world impact, mainly focused on effectiveness and long-term outcomes.

It’s not meant as a political statement, more as a way to structure the discussion around whether the policy should be periodically reviewed.

👉 Petition (if anyone wants to take a look):
Lift the Handgun Freeze for Licensed Canadian Firearms Owners

📊 Live tracker:
Live Signature Tracker

Open to thoughts from people in the community, especially those with experience in the field.

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u/Ok_Competition6823 May 15 '26

No matter what we do they won’t do anything to bring anything they banned/froze back. Thats just the reality of things until or unless there is a government change.

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u/i-Hermit May 16 '26

Yup, I think the handgun freeze is actual law, unlike the OIC stuff. There's exactly zero chance they're going through the effort of passing laws to undo that.

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u/Ok_Competition6823 May 16 '26

Yep and the sooner people come to terms with that the sooner they can make peace with it. Doesn’t matter if we get 10 million petitions signed. Petitions don’t change the law.