Deep Dive: Canadian Federal Government Bans Another 300+ Firearms

By Zac K

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc announced yet another gun ban, adding another 324 firearms to the already extensive list of banned guns in Canada.Canada’s gun scene @ TFB: Colt Canada Unveils the C8A4 Canada to Upgrade C6s with Colt Canada’s C6A1 FLEX Model Taiga Wolverine Folding Shotgun For The Canadian Market (18.5″ & 10″ Barrels) POTD: Canadians with VZ-58 Rifles

A history of gun bansWhile Canadians have seen various firearms banned all the way back to the 1880s, they were infrequent until the 1990s. While a few high-profile firearms like the FN-FAL or AK-47 were outright banned and others like the AR-15 were given Restricted status (requiring an upgraded firearms license to buy and use legally), Canadians could still buy a lot of other interesting firearms such as the AR180B, Benelli MR1, VZ58, Mini 14, SKS, or SVT-40.

The system of classification was incredibly arbitrary and illogical. Basically, if a

Source: The Firearm Blog