r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 22 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/gamercast1337 Jun 22 '26

I just wanna be able to afford the bare minimum boys, and be able to actually take my guns out to shoot. I dont even dream of owning a house etc anymore. 

I havent been to the range in like 2 years to help deal with this stress, and cant even get the most basic job to afford to live, let alone afford ammo to go out. Shits looking real dire, fellas.

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u/hunterofsteelhead Jun 22 '26

Option 1 is make do with the firearms available Option 2 is move to a better country and possibly move back if Canada ever becomes a little free

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u/gamercast1337 Jun 22 '26

I dont believe I have any marketable skills that would assist in moving to another country : ( and the skills i do have i cant turn in to marketable skills because I can't get a job in that trade

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u/hunterofsteelhead Jun 22 '26

What do you do

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u/gamercast1337 Jun 22 '26

Just finished college for a trade, with incredible marks, went above and beyond doing competitions in the trade etc etc. Honours, awards, did it all. No one in this field is hiring, and the ones that are hiring dont seem to want me as i am just a year 1, no working experience within the trade beyond what I got from the course.

Probably going to have to go with my previous career experience of security/law enforcement. Hate me all yall want here (I even hate myself for doing it) but I applied for the pony patrol since that genuinely seems like the only option for me to escape poverty at this point and make something for myself. at least I got like a year until id get in to the rcmp to change my mind so its a backup option. 

But at this current rate my "in demand trade" especially where the government is freaking out about how in demand this trade and any trade in particular is, doesnt appear to actually BE in demand. 

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u/hunterofsteelhead Jun 22 '26

I do think youre in demand. Every fall when I turn my furnace on I have another damn problem and end up calling one of you guys I think I met every hvac man in my area and every part replaced on my furnace. They are always swamped and making a killing.

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u/gamercast1337 Jun 23 '26

Red seals are wuite in demand, seems like every company i look in to is wanting to get another redseal but not a single one wants to actually MAKE a red seal. I have come across like 2 postings for apprentices, and a never-ending list of journeyman redseals. 

Literally not possible to become a journeyman if I can never begin the journey.