r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/Jaded_Economics7949 Jun 11 '22

I can't believe the government is trying to disarm us and there isn't huge pushback. Can't we get a massive protest going?

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u/throwa37 Jun 11 '22

The problem is that 75% of Canadian homes don't have guns in them, and even out of the 25% that do, only a handfull have ARs and handguns. Only a small percentage of gun owners - already a small percentage of the population - are actually directly affected. Most of the millions of gun-owning Canadians just own a rifle and/or shotgun or two, and nothing will change for them.

I support the idea of a protest, but there's practically no way we can make it massive. Maybe when they come for the pump and lever guns.

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u/anumberofnames Jun 12 '22

If the magazine capacity for all long guns is reduced to 5 everyone's 10/22 and almost everyone's lever action gets banned.

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u/throwa37 Jun 12 '22

No they don't, the magazines get modified. Besides, Ruger makes 5 round magazines for the 10/22 anyway.

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u/anumberofnames Jun 13 '22

How exactly do you modify the magazine on a model 94?

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u/throwa37 Jun 13 '22

By crimping/peening the tube and cutting the spring.

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u/anumberofnames Jun 13 '22

Interesting. What about with a Henry that isn't side gate loading ?