r/canadaguns • u/Dill_Pickle_Tears • Jun 05 '26
News / Politics / Activism Community Building Comp?
Wanted to start a leaderboard or some kind of friendly competition that also benefits our community!
The idea: some kind of pinned megathread or leaderboard for how many new shooters we’ve brought into the sport. Any ideas are welcome too!
I got the idea recently as I’ve been thinking about how my personal shooting community has grown significantly.
In my personal circle I’ve managed to get 5 people into shooting in under a year. Either they’ve begun the process to acquire their PAL and RPALs or they’ve already bought their first firearm.
Would be cool to see how high we could pump those numbers up. It benefit small business in the sport shooting and hunting communities, as well as our safety course instructors.
Biggest bonus is that the more licenses and lawful firearms owners per capita we’ve got, the harder it is for government to continue pushing current gun control misinformation onto the public. Our voice grows and we gain more advocacy in the media, etc.
IMO, much of what we’ve suffered through politically was made possible because of the public’s lackadaisical response to the LPC’s post-2019 gun control and public safety agendas. Hard to make waves when nobody knows or cares about what’s going on, so every new shooter we get is another educated person who can spread the word and to serve as a constituent an MP needs to consider for reelection.
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u/spicymeatmemes Jun 05 '26
Being a licensed shooter ≠ educated
I get the sentiment, but tracking how many people we 'influence' seems like cult behaviour.
Something more involved could be fun. Like a monthly target, or grouping challenges based on caliber (doesn't necessarily have to be about precision, could shoot smiley faces, etc)
I would like to see something more for us in this sub. Like how r/SBCGaming has their game of the month. Just an optional activity that we can all take part in regardless of where we are.