r/canadaguns • u/Careful_Passage969 • Jul 10 '26

Application / Regulation advice home defense and Verney-Carron Flash-Ball

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i was wondering with the violence increasing (i am in montreal, people break in houses is increasing) why Verney-Carron Flash-Ball is not allowed?

I check the law and I saw the joules etc but can we decrease the PSI of it? I know they're mostly associated with law enforcement in some countries.

just wondering if a company had release a news for an equivalent.

Edit: for **self-defense**

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u/Large_Excitement69 Jul 10 '26

I think the phrase “home defense” is your answer. Firearms on this country are not for home defense.

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u/epnk420 Jul 10 '26

Exactly nothing firearm related is allowed for “home defence” say that on your PAL and see if you get a license

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u/PossibleBroccoli Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

You are legally allowed to use firearms to defend your home if you believe your life is imminent danger, multiple people have in the past and were not charged or had the charges dropped after an investigation was conducted.

Edit: 100 different people seem to think I don’t understand this, so I’ll say it, yes, you are not allowed to buy firearms for the specific purpose of self defence.

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u/Lumindan Jul 10 '26

multiple people have in the past and were not charged or had the charges dropped after an investigation was conducted.

Plenty of people also got dragged through the system because they did. The process is part of the punishment.

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u/murd3rsaurus Jul 13 '26

Sort of?

There was definitely vindictive cops, prosecutors, and politicians that wanted to punish people. However our legal system works on precedent, and there's been a number of legal cases that have ended with all charges being thrown out for lethal force being used.

At this stage as long as you don't chase someone down or continue an attack when they're out of the fight charges aren't being filed as often as they were in the past. You'll still need to deal with some law enforcement with an axe to grind but it's not as grey as it used to be.