r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 03 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/boozefiend3000 Aug 06 '26

187 of 2400 gun shops in Canada participated in the confiscation program 

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u/Armed_Accountant Whoever wants to touch my guns has to touch me first. Aug 06 '26

Honestly don't blame stores for participating. They're in the business of making money and dead inventory ain't makin' money.

Individuals on the other hand... Unless it's restricted or a dirt cheap banned 22 (like GSG-16) then zero excuse for participating.

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Aug 06 '26

Anecdote but all of the participants I know (including myself) had a lot of formerly restricted stuff. We all know it's heading for the smelter one way or the other, just a matter of whether you want anything in return for it

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u/boozefiend3000 Aug 06 '26

Didn’t the total of restricted rifles banned only make up like 25% of the actual amount of guns declared?

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Aug 06 '26

That would be quite surprising to me if it is the case

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u/boozefiend3000 Aug 06 '26

I know only 16,000 of the 100,000 ARs were declared. And people have been withdrawing, so it’s probably less now