r/canadaguns • u/Trilobyte83 • Jun 27 '26

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/Frosty-Reporter7518 Jun 27 '26

I’ve become very interested in 3D printing lately

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u/EliteDuck Jun 27 '26

Bambu Lab P2S. Engineering plate. 1 KG PA12-GF. Can purchase all three of those for under a grand, and it will be a very worthwhile piece of machinery for the future.

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u/Hopeful_Relation_441 Jun 29 '26

with the new internet laws and bill c21 you can be charged for importing a lower on to your slicer ... daddy carney knows now