r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 31 '26

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/mithrajr Aug 31 '26

Don't know if it's just me or if others feel similarly, but this hobby has started to become more of a burden than something to look forward to. It is due the gradual culmination of a few things:

1- range trips have become more expensive, gas wise and time wise. 

2- cost of ammo going up. Besides 22LR, I feel like I'm just burning money, when I'm finding myself prioritising it for other things in my life.

3- the responsibility aspect. The paranoia of keeping firearms at home. It's starting to stress me out. I also keep reading stories of break-ins and other unfortunate events surrounding intruders, where the legal gun owner is facing criminal charges, months of stress and legal battles to clear their names, just because they happened to own firearms. 

4- let's not even get into the political climate and the constant uncertainty.

All of these factors combined, I've lost my interest to go out and have fun, and am taking a break for now. I am this close to get out of the hobby completely though.

I don't intend to sound like a doomer, but these thoughts have been in my mind for a while now.

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u/rastamasta45 Aug 31 '26

Not sure about you brother, but the SPAS 12 is in Canada and it’s a glorious day for gun collectors!!

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u/boozefiend3000 Aug 31 '26

Somehow the ATRS rifles were banned as variants of the AR even though the receiver is different. SPAS12 prohibited, change out the receiver and it’s legal. Country makes no fuckin sense lol

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u/airchinapilot Sep 01 '26

 change out the receiver and it’s legal.

? The receiver has always been determined to be the firearm in our laws and it makes sense. It is the base for all of the actual functionality of the firearm. Everything else are what is attached to it.

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u/boozefiend3000 Sep 01 '26

Ya. The ATRS rifles had a different receiver than the AR and were deemed to be non restricted. Then the OICs kicked in and it was banned as a variant of the AR. Still had a different receiver. The same logic should apply to this new SPAS12 based on how this country decides to apply rules. Why I said this country makes no sense 

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u/airchinapilot Sep 01 '26

You won't get any argument from me about the 'ban by name' nonsense.