Gun sales are through the roof in Canada since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he intends to introduce gun control legislation, halting all handgun purchases and transfers..The Liberal government’s proposed legislation announced May 31 to suspend the sale, importation, and ownership transfer of handguns contained in Bill C-21 will likely have to wait until after summer before passing..“It would be hard to give an actual figure. But I can say that we went from having a healthy inventory of restricted firearms to having no restricted firearms, at all,” Adam Patterson, the director of sales at Korth Group Ltd, an Okotoks firearms distribution business, told the Western Standard..“Most of our dealers have sold out of inventory. Last week has seen the biggest run on restricted firearms in memory … it's been astronomical.”.Patterson suggested the Liberals shot themselves in the foot by announcing the proposals..“I suspect the federal government expectations were that people would not be rushing to buy restricted firearms. The shooting public has done the exact opposite and purchased everything they can get their hands on,” he said..“We've been told they expected (Canadians] would tuck their tails and just accept Bill C-21 and that we would just lose our ability to purchase any new restricted firearms, come the fall.”.Patterson said it might be difficult to meet the unprecedented demand and find the inventory to restock shelves and meet the increased demand from customers. He said events in the US already diminished supplies in the country and it would have an effect on Canadian stock availability..“The US Government has a major impact on gun sales in the United States and the supply chain. The main concerns are the impact it’s having on our [Canadian] market, as well. A lot of [US] consumers are into a little bit of a buying frenzy. The US is … wrapping up in their sales and the [issue] is the Canadian market is looked after as a secondary concern,” Patterson said..He said the US market supplies almost all the Canadian distributors’ needs and for that reason Canadian gun owners will probably have to sit tight for handgun purchases.. Handgun with ammunition .Law-abiding Canadians are not going to take the legislative changes lying down, Patterson said..“A lot of people are wanting to stand their ground, all right. They see this as their potential last opportunity to be able to buy, if they haven't done already. Those who were waiting, or weren't sure whether they wanted to jump into pistol shooting, or not are now doing that,” he said..Patterson speculated about gun-owners’ concerns about the future of firearms freedoms in Canada..“My personal opinion is that I would not be surprised at all if we do end up having ... a sort of a buyback scheme or something — it'd be my personal expectation.".Many stores in Canada have now reportedly sold out of handguns entirely. This is the case despite Canada’s already tight gun laws that make the purchase of restricted weapons very difficult..According to an AFP report, every gun store proprietor who spoke to the news agency criticized Trudeau’s ban proposal. They confirmed they’d all seen a massive surge in pistol sales apparently as a direct result of his announcement last week..“We sold 100 handguns, or almost our entire stock, in the last three days, since the prime minister announced the freeze,” said the co-owner of That Hunting Store, Jen Lavigne, before emphasizing that the ban would only “hurt legal gun owners”..Another shop owner, Josko Kovic of DoubleTap Sports, said the Liberal Party leader’s announcement created a situation where “people are now rushing out to buy handguns.”.“Almost all stores are sold out, including me,” Kovic said..The AFP also reported many gun stores had long line-ups very shortly after Trudeau’s anti-gun declaration. Many stores sold their entire stock of handguns within a matter of days of the announcement..Trudeau’s attempt to prevent the chief firearms officer’s authority to issue permissions to transfer and transport handguns is facing the obstacle of the 30-day parliamentary sitting requirement. The process won’t begin until after the summer since there are not enough days available before the Commons breaks for summer..Tuesday, Yves-Francois Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois party appealed for cross-partisan support for an immediate freeze on handgun sales, precisely to avoid the run on guns by Canadians who already have gun licenses for restricted firearms.
Gun sales are through the roof in Canada since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he intends to introduce gun control legislation, halting all handgun purchases and transfers..The Liberal government’s proposed legislation announced May 31 to suspend the sale, importation, and ownership transfer of handguns contained in Bill C-21 will likely have to wait until after summer before passing..“It would be hard to give an actual figure. But I can say that we went from having a healthy inventory of restricted firearms to having no restricted firearms, at all,” Adam Patterson, the director of sales at Korth Group Ltd, an Okotoks firearms distribution business, told the Western Standard..“Most of our dealers have sold out of inventory. Last week has seen the biggest run on restricted firearms in memory … it's been astronomical.”.Patterson suggested the Liberals shot themselves in the foot by announcing the proposals..“I suspect the federal government expectations were that people would not be rushing to buy restricted firearms. The shooting public has done the exact opposite and purchased everything they can get their hands on,” he said..“We've been told they expected (Canadians] would tuck their tails and just accept Bill C-21 and that we would just lose our ability to purchase any new restricted firearms, come the fall.”.Patterson said it might be difficult to meet the unprecedented demand and find the inventory to restock shelves and meet the increased demand from customers. He said events in the US already diminished supplies in the country and it would have an effect on Canadian stock availability..“The US Government has a major impact on gun sales in the United States and the supply chain. The main concerns are the impact it’s having on our [Canadian] market, as well. A lot of [US] consumers are into a little bit of a buying frenzy. The US is … wrapping up in their sales and the [issue] is the Canadian market is looked after as a secondary concern,” Patterson said..He said the US market supplies almost all the Canadian distributors’ needs and for that reason Canadian gun owners will probably have to sit tight for handgun purchases.. Handgun with ammunition .Law-abiding Canadians are not going to take the legislative changes lying down, Patterson said..“A lot of people are wanting to stand their ground, all right. They see this as their potential last opportunity to be able to buy, if they haven't done already. Those who were waiting, or weren't sure whether they wanted to jump into pistol shooting, or not are now doing that,” he said..Patterson speculated about gun-owners’ concerns about the future of firearms freedoms in Canada..“My personal opinion is that I would not be surprised at all if we do end up having ... a sort of a buyback scheme or something — it'd be my personal expectation.".Many stores in Canada have now reportedly sold out of handguns entirely. This is the case despite Canada’s already tight gun laws that make the purchase of restricted weapons very difficult..According to an AFP report, every gun store proprietor who spoke to the news agency criticized Trudeau’s ban proposal. They confirmed they’d all seen a massive surge in pistol sales apparently as a direct result of his announcement last week..“We sold 100 handguns, or almost our entire stock, in the last three days, since the prime minister announced the freeze,” said the co-owner of That Hunting Store, Jen Lavigne, before emphasizing that the ban would only “hurt legal gun owners”..Another shop owner, Josko Kovic of DoubleTap Sports, said the Liberal Party leader’s announcement created a situation where “people are now rushing out to buy handguns.”.“Almost all stores are sold out, including me,” Kovic said..The AFP also reported many gun stores had long line-ups very shortly after Trudeau’s anti-gun declaration. Many stores sold their entire stock of handguns within a matter of days of the announcement..Trudeau’s attempt to prevent the chief firearms officer’s authority to issue permissions to transfer and transport handguns is facing the obstacle of the 30-day parliamentary sitting requirement. The process won’t begin until after the summer since there are not enough days available before the Commons breaks for summer..Tuesday, Yves-Francois Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois party appealed for cross-partisan support for an immediate freeze on handgun sales, precisely to avoid the run on guns by Canadians who already have gun licenses for restricted firearms.
