Trudeau’s Gun Ban is Withering on the Vine

AmmoLand ^ | November 5, 2024 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

In Canada, PM Justin Trudeau’s gun ban is in trouble. Delay has followed delay as the government finds resistance to the leftist gun ban plans.

In 2020, Canada’s Liberal government, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed an emergency order to “freeze” handgun sales, imports, and transfers.

Under increasingly strict restrictions on handgun ownership and use, most handguns in Canada are required to be kept locked up and unloaded, except when being transferred while locked up and unloaded to an official range, where they may be loaded and shot before being unloaded, locked up and transported back to where they are registered, and then locked up again. In Canada, 85% of handguns that are confiscated come from the United States, not from Canada.

In addition to the “freeze” on handguns, the executive order banned 1,500 models of firearms that were currently legal, labeling them as “military grade” or “assault-style.” They included bolt action or single shot rifles whose cartridges have more than 10,000 joules of energy (7,300 ft-lbs), or whose muzzles are greater than 20 millimeters (.8 inches) in diameter. Some large caliber hunting rifles exceed the energy limit, and many target rifles exceed the .8-inch muzzle diameter limit.

The pushback wasn’t long in coming.  The Communist surplus SKS rifle, estimated at 500,000 in Canada, was included, then removed from an amendment to the proposed bill. First Nations, the equivalent of Native American Tribes in the United States, came out strongly against the bill.

The excuse to push the emergency order was a mass killing in Nova Scotia by a Canadian citizen who obtained the firearms used from illegal sources. Three of the four were firearms smuggled in from the United States.

[marktwain]

PM Trudeau has been pushing for a gun ban. in Canada. There has been significant push-back. If Trudeau loses the next election, the ban will be rolled back.

[MtnClimber]

Yet another reason to oppose “Little Castro”.

[Joe Boucher]

“If he loses”?
He is less popular than Kamala.
Pierre will waste him.

[xp38]

Turdoughs days as PM are numbered. Canadians are sick of looking at him at this point. Has to be an election by Oct of next year. His ex wife just dropped a tell all book on him to boot.

[butlerweave]

All that money people invested in firearms and Trudeau says ,”SCREW YOU”

[Opinionated Blowhard]

At this point, I actually hope that his popularity goes up a little because if not, the Liberals will get rid of him before the next election and may have a better chance.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***In Canada, 85% of handguns that are confiscated come from the United States, not from Canada.****

Nature abhors a vacuum. So many states and neighboring nations have created their own vacuums that products banned there now flow from other states or nations to fill the void. Much like liquor was slipped into the US during prohibition.

I am surprised there are not ships off the coasts out side the territorial waters of the US unloading foreign made firearms banned in the US and Canada, into small fast boats.

[marktwain]

In addition, in constant dollars, good quality guns are cheaper than they have ever been.