r/canadaguns 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/Joels-workshop Jun 17 '26

It’s interesting, they actually achieved the opposite of their goal by lying. 

I don’t know a single person that unpins their magazines to hold more rounds. 

Compliance will eventually decrease when people perceive laws as irrational, inconsistent, unfair, or disconnected from reality. Research in criminology, public policy, and organizational behavior shows that people are more likely to comply voluntarily when they believe:

The rule has a legitimate purpose. The rule is applied fairly. The rule is based on evidence or common sense. The authority imposing the rule is trustworthy. The burden imposed is proportionate to the problem being addressed.

Anyone with common sense can see this government cares more about punishing law-abiding gun owners than it does criminals.