r/canadaguns • u/Trilobyte83 • 28d ago

News / Politics / Activism "Get it before it's banned!"

Ever since the bans started coming down 6 years ago, people were saying "buy so and before it's banned", as they (correctly) speculated that May 2020 was just the first step of many, and progressively the most scary unbanned gun would get added to the list until none are left.

What's the point though?

I don't understand the idea of buying a gun while you still can (currently the SKS), just to get ahead of the ban, use it for a while, then be stuck with it. Seems like you're paying an inflated price, to enjoy it for maybe a year, but then be stuck with it.

Although I don't have any, my friends have some of the banned rifles and they've just become white elephants. Can't do anything with them, tying up capital, can't sell, can't use, but, still have to store and have all the legal downside in case anything goes wrong.

So what's the logic of trying to buy something ahead of it being banned? Either it gets banned and you can never use it, or it doesn't and there's no issue picking it up in the future.

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u/SierraRomeoJuliet 28d ago edited 28d ago

I think if I need to explain this to you, you dont understand the bigger picture of what is coming down the line.

Buy what you want. But dont cry when you dont have a tool in your toolbox that you need down the road.

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u/rearg1 28d ago

They're around 900$ all in. Is that worth it for a Norinco sks?

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u/boozefiend3000 28d ago

The price is only gonna keep going up 

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u/SierraRomeoJuliet 28d ago

They are massively overpriced. They used to be $150. They are outdated and not the most ergonomic. But from a reliability standpoint theyre worth every penny.