I have been under a rock for a couple of years. Is Canada banning the SKS?

Mosin Nagant said:
Can someone tell me what is going on? What rifles are being banned?
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NOOO-Body Knows, the troubles I've seen, Nooo body knows my so-or-row, and nobody knows if sks will be banned or restricted and they don't know how they will find them all if they do ban/confiscate them,,, sounds like the government got a bit more pressing issue with some groups possibly having a smattering of AK47's here and there, now how did the government not know about them.
 
Mosin Nagant said:
Can someone tell me what is going on? What rifles are being banned?
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That must be some rock.

Bottom line is once again the liberals campaigned on banning stuff so now sone of their supporters are expecting action. Trudeau has neither the intelligence nor the fortitude to pull it off and likely wont do anything at all.
 
Armourall said:
Wow. This has been going on for quite awhile now and you're just hearing about it???
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What's really sad is that he's very typical of the vast majority of Canadian firearms enthusiasts on this issue and most other firearms issues.

It it isn't immediately effecting them, why bother getting informed????

Good on you 1ABNT for having graceful patience.
 
Cameron SS said:
That must be some rock.

Bottom line is once again the liberals campaigned on banning stuff so now sone of their supporters are expecting action. Trudeau has neither the intelligence nor the fortitude to pull it off and likely wont do anything at all.
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I would like to agree with you on this but those are the same words spoken when C51 and C68 were being proposed. There were also a lot of people saying C71 wouldn't be passed.

If the Liberals feel they're going to lose the next election, they will take desperate measures, without any consideration to cost or damage to the people their policies will effect.

C68 broke the backs of two parties. One no longer exists, that was the PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA. The other was the Liberal Party of Canada, which regrouped and rebounded with Justin Trudeau as party leader. I was hoping C71 would have a similar effect.

In some ways, it did. Many firearms enthusiasts actually got out and voted. More people over all voted for the CPC than any other party. Still the Liberals won in more ridings and won a mandate to govern with a supposed minority. Seeing as the BLOC is really a Quebec extension of the LPC, it's not really a minority.
 
Scary times folks. The incompatence / inefectiveness of todays #### show government is insane. Lets cut the crap and get Peter elected. Plus his wife will make a great shopping friend for Melania when Donald is in town! She would look good in a pair of Snow Shoes with genuine Saskatchewan seal skin bindings.
 
The only thing they are "banning" is my ability to take them to a public range. That's assuming they are competent enough to get any sort of law passed.
 
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bearhunter said:
I would like to agree with you on this but those are the same words spoken when C51 and C68 were being proposed. There were also a lot of people saying C71 wouldn't be passed.

If the Liberals feel they're going to lose the next election, they will take desperate measures, without any consideration to cost or damage to the people their policies will effect.

C68 broke the backs of two parties. One no longer exists, that was the PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA. The other was the Liberal Party of Canada, which regrouped and rebounded with Justin Trudeau as party leader. I was hoping C71 would have a similar effect.

In some ways, it did. Many firearms enthusiasts actually got out and voted. More people over all voted for the CPC than any other party. Still the Liberals won in more ridings and won a mandate to govern with a supposed minority. Seeing as the BLOC is really a Quebec extension of the LPC, it's not really a minority.
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I'll readily concede I've been wrong before. While I say that passing a ban by OIC is unlikely, it certainly remains possible, and at not point would I condone complacency or assuming that because it is unlikely, nothing needs to be done to prevent it or prepare for it.

I also thought that there was a good chance that C71 would die on the order paper. But here we sit with the bill passed, but still largely not in force. So still in watch and shoot mode on that one.

There are few things of which I am certain, and with regards to the current political climate in relation to firearms, the only thing I am confident of is that whatever Trudeau and Blair do, it will be a mess.
 
johnny the boy said:
Scary times folks. The incompatence / inefectiveness of todays #### show government is insane. Lets cut the crap and get Peter elected. Plus his wife will make a great shopping friend for Melania when Donald is in town! She would look good in a pair of Snow Shoes with genuine Saskatchewan seal skin bindings.
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Yep, but it isn't Sask Seal skin any more, they are on the endangered list in Saskatchewan so they use Naugahyde, straight from the wooly Nauga beast of northern Saskatchewan.
 
Cameron SS said:
I'll readily concede I've been wrong before. While I say that passing a ban by OIC is unlikely, it certainly remains possible, and at not point would I condone complacency or assuming that because it is unlikely, nothing needs to be done to prevent it or prepare for it.

I also thought that there was a good chance that C71 would die on the order paper. But here we sit with the bill passed, but still largely not in force. So still in watch and shoot mode on that one.

There are few things of which I am certain, and with regards to the current political climate in relation to firearms, the only thing I am confident of is that whatever Trudeau and Blair do, it will be a mess.
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We bicker among ourselves here on all sorts of things. It doesn't mean you're right or wrong.

We all have ideals that shape our paths. Sometimes they cross and sometimes they don't.

Most of us share a lot of ideals. Most of us have our own version of those ideals.

In the end, there isn't a perfect solution that will satisfy everyone.

Whole cultures, nations, religions and other social structures have failed trying.

There is something very unique about present social structures. Almost instant communication on every level with every other level.

In many ways this is a blessing, it's also a curse.

Depending on which society we hail from, often dictates our tolerances and individuality.

SOCIAL ENGINEERING is the curse buried in the instant communication systems of modern technologies. Then we have the INTERNET.

Mix it all in with a bit of emotion, wishful thinking, surrealism and untruths, then we have a real conundrum on our hands.

You have nothing to concede, neither does cyclone, CLW45, stevebc or maybe even Scout.

One of our main strengths as a community is PASSION.

As long as that passion is channeled in a manner that is non destructive, it can be an incredibly powerful tool.

Blind, shotgun pattern emotion, based on the impression that we're rugged individualists is destructive.

I've been where a lot of folks are now.

When people tell me things can't be turned around without self defeating actions, I cringe.

Change is the only constant we can expect. The thing is, with proper direction, just about anything can be changed.

There are a lot of Rainbow Chaser salesmen and Snake Charmers out there. It's easy to get swayed.

You obviously believe in the rule of law. Do you believe in BLIND JUSTICE? I don't think you do, from your posts.

I spoke with an old friend of mine that recently retired. He was an Appeals Court Judge in BC.

He had a bit to much to drink and was getting sulky. His wife was upset with this, because he sometimes gets into such moods and they last for days. She said it usually happens after a contentious ruling was made and he couldn't talk about it. These moods were one of the reasons he retired. He is in his early seventies and has just had enough of what he calls an ongoing "FARCE"

He's very well off financially, has an incredible medical plan and of course is well respected. He's also a nice guy, with a great wife and family.

He won't comment openly on any political beliefs. He doesn't like a lot of the cases he deals with for all sorts of reasons, some being political.

His only statement on politics is that good people with promising careers can and are broken by politicians everyday.

The more I have to do with politicians and their evil Bureacrat minions, the more I believe the same.

I'm a layman. I can only process what is given. What goes on behind the scenes can only be speculated on.

The other facet that shows is no matter which level of society you happen to be on, there is insecurity, lack of information and built in redundancies that effect everyone on that level.
 
I doubt any ban will be actually tabled soon.

First, the execution branch is a mess. Look at how this government works and how C-71 is basically just sitting idle, and they can't even get C71 ready after Trudeau was in for 4 years.

Second, the e-petition was the highest signed one in Canadian history. A lot of push back - the parliament constantly has MPs attacking Blair over the gun agenda.

Finally, the Trudeau government is handfull of more urgent issues that is threatening their government. This government is still standing because the CPC is still frigging arguing who it is going to be the leader. The pipeline and the blockade ( which now Bill Blair is part of it ), and the threat to the economy and then the virus, ensures they will be occupied for a long while.

We should not be complacent and need to keep up the pressure, but my personal feeling is that they won't be doing anything in 2020. This means they probably wont' have the chance to do anything before the government falls.

Buy, shoot and enjoy.......and wait for the minority government falls.
 
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