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/HankHippoppopalous Jun 27 '26

Its not banned if the government collapses.

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u/dsac Jun 27 '26

US Republic will dissolve before Canada's government does, and that's gonna completely change the discussion around guns in this country

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u/Hrafn-Freyrson boojahideen Jun 27 '26

I’ve got a bridge to sell you if you think that’s true

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u/dsac Jun 27 '26

Typical conservative, selling off public infrastructure