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

Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/rastamasta45 Sep 08 '26

Anyone else kinda enjoying how many people are getting screwed over by the buyback….like as if we didn’t warn everyone this is exactly that they’ll be dong!!

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u/Natural_Comparison21 Sep 08 '26

It’s a reap what you sow situation. People were actively warned not to participate by the community. That the government doesn’t have there best interests at heart and liteally getting the firearm deactivated makes more sense. But some people just don’t listen.

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Sep 09 '26

getting the firearm deactivated makes more sense

how? I got back ~90% of the value of my guns by turning them in which amounted to tens of thousands. Or I could have gotten $500 for each to get them deactivated only to have them wasting space as a depressing reminder of when I could enjoy them

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u/rastamasta45 Sep 09 '26

Honest question, how would you feel if the government decides to grandfather all the holdouts? Because realistically they simply cannot start the largest mass arrest in Canadian history. So grandstanding or permanent amnesty is likely.

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Sep 09 '26

I would be content with my choice because I don't care to own guns that I cannot shoot. For comparison, I knew a grandfathered FA owner who practically forgot he owned the thing because it was entirely useless (and near worthless to boot). My semi auto gimped-mag rifles are far less cool than that and I don't see myself missing them if they can't be shot.

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u/Reasonable_Hall2346 Sep 09 '26

Luckily the majority of restricted owners had a backbone and declared nothing.

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u/Business_Working1572 Sep 09 '26

Ah, the six month old Reddit account telling us all how great shitty government policy is again.

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Sep 09 '26

How did I insinuate that it is good policy? I didn't even get the full value I paid for the guns inflation aside

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u/Natural_Comparison21 Sep 09 '26

Ah it's the "But I participated in the buyback program and I got money!" If everyone was like you and did that there would have literally been not enough to go around. You chose your 30 pieces of silver Judas. Others would rather a 'depressing reminder' as that is motivator to keep fighting for what it is lost and to keep what remains.

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u/Agonizing-Stroke1812 Sep 09 '26

Truly, good luck with that

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u/Natural_Comparison21 Sep 09 '26

It’s not to late. Maybe use this money for good and pay for peoples CFSC courses to help increase the number of pal holders. Let’s get the numbers up to 3 million by the end of the 2020s.