r/canadaguns • u/CapThePunch98 • 13d ago

Misc American here with a few questions

I'm not trying to gloat or anything like that, just genuinely curious about Canadians and how they're feeling about guns, gun rights, and gun purchases. You guys were clearly given the shaft when it comes to guns.

Question 1: I see a lot of comments here passing up on $900 SKS's or Carmel's because they're a ripoff. Why not spend a little extra to get your hands on a semi-automatic rifle since the vast majority of them are banned? I feel like I would if I were in your shoes. 22's are just cope imo.

Question 2: how sacred are guns to the average user here?

Question 3: how is morale? Do you guys have hope for the future? If a conservative PM wins, do you think he'll unban a lot of shit?

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u/Parking_Media 13d ago edited 13d ago

Morale is low as fuck.

Solidarity is stronger than any time I am aware of. The licensed firearms owners up here are fed up, pissed off, and are not complying en masse.

Government for a whole decade has been chipping away at the social contract that has us proud of being licensed and following the rules. This is incredibly toxic for any group of people. It will take a very fucking long time to fix.

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u/conanap 13d ago

I don’t think the government cares to repair that relationship tbh, we’re not really a big enough voter block compared to antigun

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u/Parking_Media 13d ago

I disagree with the second part fairly strongly, we are nearly ten percent of the population.

The present government seems only set on making things worse.

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u/conanap 13d ago

That’s actually very surprising to hear, thanks for letting me know