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/IronAnt762 28d ago
Exactly. This garbage needs stopped Hard Line. Some of us need tools for humane dispatch on farms, traplines, rural daily. A hammer or big rock, or knife aren’t ideal and I would challenge any of these bill supporters to come help when there is a problem.
Reality check please.