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/rastamasta45 28d ago
A lot of people are already telling to you to think long and hard why this is the case so I won’t get into the if you know you know part.
However I’ll comment on the sheer economics of it, guns never go down in price and only get harder to find year over year. We don’t know what the future holds, but I can guarantee you in the event this all gets reversed from a better government. You will not be able to obtain the previous stuff without paying a premium.
Guns like the Famae, B&T and BREN were limited pre ban. The TAR21 isn’t even made anymore. So even if they are legal again, you won’t find them, and when you do massive price shocks. Buy while you can also means “while you can afford”