r/canadaguns • u/rastamasta45 • Jun 13 '26

News / Politics / Activism Gov't Documents Reveal Stakeholders invited to consult on C-21, including current cabinet member, sought to end handgun target shooting, ban online gun sales, and thought gun owners illegally modified magazines "all the time"

https://calibremag.ca/c-21-docs-show-stakeholders-sought-to-ban-online-gun-sales/

Yeeesh banning online sales, they really really wanted to go full scorched earth

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u/Key_Tree261 Jun 13 '26

What makes me sick is when the Conservatives get back in power one day, it's not like they'll do anything to fix things. How do I know? What did Harper do?

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u/outline8668 Jun 13 '26

He trashed the LGR, vastly simplified the ATT process, unbanned a couple of guns the RCMP went out of their way to ban. I'm not saying he was the second coming of gun Jesus but things did get better under Harper.

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u/dsac Jun 14 '26

He didn't dump the LGR because it was bad, be dumped it because it cost more than $1 and, like every Conservative politician, the government paying for things is antithetical to their beliefs

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u/Key_Tree261 Jun 13 '26

He didn't "unban" my guns and that's what "I" voted for

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u/Jaded-Juggernaut-244 Jun 13 '26

So glad you're considering the whole of the community and not just yourself.

You keep on shinin' okay?

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u/Jaded-Juggernaut-244 Jun 13 '26

I don't think that's true. I understand your frustration...I share it. Harper stopped the insanity of the LGR. Could the CPC have done more with their majority? Yes, they could have.

Will Pierre stop the attacks on gun owners? I am certain that as long as he has the power that will be true. I believe he will strike down all the OIC's and attempt to return us to at least pre-2020. Will he overturn the handgun ban? I dunno, it's possible but that would be a very hot potato.

It's not fair to say they will do nothing. Will we get a re-write of the Firearms Act? I hope so, but I doubt it. Will we get a common sense firearms classification system? Perhaps, but another long shot. Will we survive with some reprieves to the laws to fight another day? Yes, I think that for certain.

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Jun 13 '26

We need something more solid than that. Or else, they will just keep re-writing laws.

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u/Jaded-Juggernaut-244 Jun 13 '26

What we need and what we can realistically expect are two different conversations.

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u/boozefiend3000 Jun 13 '26

Harper helped a lot by getting rid of the registry. There was a lot of stuff planned if he won his second majority. They were even gonna run a pilot program for handgun hunting. That would’ve been huge stopping any bans on them

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u/Key_Tree261 Jun 13 '26

I wanted him to unban my guns, he didn't

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u/CalibreMag Jun 13 '26

Out of curiosity, what guns did you want him to unban?

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Jun 13 '26

Curious, what guns did you want unbanned?

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u/Lumindan Jun 13 '26

I wanted him to unban my guns, he didn't

What firearms?

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u/BilboBaggSkin Jun 13 '26

Conservatives and the Liberals are pretty much the same thing. It’s a symptom of our political system.