Assuming the coming Supreme Court challenge rules in the governments favour, are we expecting OIC #4?

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Worst case scenario, the Supreme Court ruling rules in favour of the government, deciding all previous bans were just.

What do we expect? Another OIC wrapping up the remaining semi-autos by model?

New legislation announced banning firearms by newly defined features?

[u/starw24-ps4]

Carney basically said last shooting they need to go through the “legal process” for banning, ie no more OICs until the SSC decides if it’s legit.

If it is legit, the next OIC will come soon after.

If it’s not legit, I expect they would begin the 18 month legislation like the handguns did.

We are now in a strange limbo state where only RCMP FRT swaps are possible fast bans - see my poor N4S that was lost in a boating accident.

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth → u/starw24-ps4]

So assuming a future OIC is in the works. Are you thinking it will be limited to semi-auto stanag pattern rifles, or wider reaching?

[u/Midnightmax_ → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Semi auto shotguns. (Heard a rumour the RCMP has a list of 2500 ready to go. Coincidentally there are ~2500 models of semi shotguns according to Armalytics)

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth → u/Midnightmax_]

That would be significant. I’d expect another large outcry from the hunting community.

[u/naidacsac → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

The WW2 rifle ban was significant. I thought there was an understood line in the sand before, but it's been kicked away to nothing now.

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth → u/naidacsac]

It was also pretty random.

Ban the M1 carbine, leave the M1 Garand.

Ban the AG42 but not the SKS.

Ban the Rasheed but not the G43.

[u/Dependent_Account603 → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

I feel the g43 was an oversight. The SKS is protected due to its popularity.

[u/Cope180-Enjoyer → u/Dependent_Account603]

Not banning something due to how popular it is or banning something due to public opinion defines how stupid liberals are. Can they use logic or facts ever?

[u/Dependent_Account603 → u/Cope180-Enjoyer]

Well they claim it's due to popularity with natives for "hunting".

I'm more inclined to believe natives keep them as a deterrent to government tyranny and over reach.

[u/starw24-ps4 → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Seems like for the majority of them the goal was to leave internal mags / tube feds alone. That way they don’t stir up the large hunter crowd. While it’s true some people use mag feds for hunting (I used to), almost all of the 25+ hunters I know use tubes.

I think they’re following Australia’s route if you look at their history of bans. They’re a few steps ahead of us in dearming, down to manual actions primarily now. Each mass shooting is another push forward sad as it is.

[u/Newftube → u/starw24-ps4]

I'm fairly certain theres and old interview in Quebec where Heidi Rathjen is saying their goal is complete bans on firearms. Take it with some salt, because I cant find a link for it at the moment.

But with all that said, they already telegraphed their opinions on airsoft and paintball, which is pretty identical to what they already do in Australia.

[u/Cre_AK47 → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

That's why their strategy to do it bit by bit. Start with the scary "assault rifles", move on to the "weapons of war", then "rapid fire weapons" (semi-autos), then "concealed weapons" (handguns), "high powered sniper rifles", then the "repeater" weapons, then last but not least, all remaining firearms; muskets, 22's, airsoft, etc.

The Fudds are selfish assholes and will happily throw us under the bus, and then by the time when the anti-gun politicians come for their "repeater shotguns" or "high-powered sniper rifles", no one will be left around to defend them.

[u/EnvironmentBright697 → u/Flat-Dark-Earth]

Super popular for duck hunters

[u/Flat-Dark-Earth → u/EnvironmentBright697]

Duck hunters, even big game hunters in shotgun only zones.