r/canadaguns • u/Business_Working_703 • Jun 22 '26

News / Politics / Activism Sks in shooting

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I hope it doesn't lead to an sks ban

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u/GabRB26DETT Jun 22 '26

Man, this is going to get real fucking weird real quick.

The word around French media right now, is that it was allegedly an Albertan resident that supposedly wrote a manifesto. That is going to muddy the discourse for sure if this is true.

RIP to the innocent man that was accidentally shot by the cops and to the officer who was killed as well.

Absolutely fucked up

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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears Jun 22 '26

SKS’s have been used in police shootings before no?

Hopefully the government remains reasonable (unlikely) or they they at least avoid banning due to the insanely difficult task of collection (more likely)

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u/RoughDraftRs Jun 22 '26

To remain reasonable, you have to be reasonable in the first place.

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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears Jun 23 '26

Good point - I forgot politicians aren’t exactly known for doing the right or reasonable thing. You know it’s bad when even 22 minutes is trashing the buyback

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u/GabRB26DETT Jun 22 '26

We can only hope, but given that an SKS was just used for such a crime, in Montreal, of all places ? We're not even close to being done hearing about it from Poly.

I can't imagine they're not already frothing at the mouth, writing a statement "proving" their point.

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u/Dill_Pickle_Tears Jun 23 '26

Question is - do we know whether the SKS in this incident was legally acquired?

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u/Fredarius Jun 22 '26

Yes from memory there was one used to killing a Abbotsford police a handful of years ago.

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u/Horsecaulking Jun 22 '26

And a shoot out in Victoria between 2 brothers and police

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u/goodfleance Jun 23 '26

That one was nuts, no officers killed and both suspects dead. The ERT was like 6 blocks away at the time so the response was crazy fast

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u/GinnAdvent Jun 23 '26

I thought both suspects wanted to engage the police so the bank robbery just a front.

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u/TheScranHouse Jun 23 '26

I watched that happen on my way to work lmao

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u/goodfleance Jun 23 '26

Fuckin hell!

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u/Agent_1812 https://youtu.be/mrAwb9ptu9U Jun 22 '26

Innisfill Ontario, two OPP officers shot and killed in an ambush, Oct 11, 2022

https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/new-details-released-in-innisfil-ont-ambush-shooting-that-claimed-lives-of-2-police-officers/

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u/Fredarius Jun 23 '26

It’s crazy how often town names are recirculated in Canada

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u/bluewatertruck Jun 23 '26

I remember this night. It was chaotic for many people close to me. What a terrible night for Simcoe County.