{"id":213935,"date":"2025-03-12T09:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=213935"},"modified":"2026-01-02T05:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:55:39","slug":"canada-expands-firearm-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/canada-expands-firearm-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Expands Firearm Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s federal government has once again expanded its firearm ban, adding 179 more models to its growing list of prohibited firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this latest move, the government is pushing closer to an outright civilian disarmament, continuing its crackdown on legally owned firearms under the guise of &#8220;public safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-the-ongoing-ban-a-slippery-slope\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\" data-level=\"2\">The Ongoing Ban: A Slippery Slope<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-handgun-freeze-and-market-destruction\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\" data-level=\"2\">Handgun Freeze and Market Destruction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-truth-about-gun-control-in-canada\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\" data-level=\"2\">The Truth About \u201cGun Control\u201d in Canada<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-warning-for-u-s-gun-owners\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\" data-level=\"2\">A Warning for U.S. Gun Owners<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gun control: Canada adding 179 types of firearms to prohibited weapon list\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1-AhdrNC5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ongoing-ban-a-slippery-slope\"><strong>The Ongoing Ban: A Slippery Slope<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since May 2020, Canada has systematically banned over 2,500 types of firearms, labeling them &#8220;weapons of war&#8221; despite the fact that many of them are semi-automatic civilian models with no military application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest expansion includes historic firearms like the M-1 Carbine and the Tokarev SVT, both popular collector\u2019s items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bendayan, Canada\u2019s Associate Minister of Public Safety, defended the ban, claiming:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;This prohibition takes effect immediately. It is our hope, our government&#8217;s intention, that this be the last discreet listing of assault-style firearms for prohibition. Firearms meant for the battlefield should never see the light of day on our streets.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rhetoric completely ignores the fact that Canadian gun owners are among the most heavily vetted citizens in the country and that these bans target legally owned firearms, not criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-handgun-freeze-and-market-destruction\"><strong>Handgun Freeze and Market Destruction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, Canada passed <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/canada-delays-assault-weapon-confiscation-until-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\">legislation<\/a> to freeze the handgun market, banning the sale, transfer, and importation of handguns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/firearms\/rifles\/semi-auto\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\">semi-auto rifles<\/a> being wiped from the market, legal firearm ownership in Canada is heading toward complete eradication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-sig-p938-sigs-forgotten-gem\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\">The SIG P938 \u2013 SIG\u2019s Forgotten Gem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government is also reviewing firearm classifications, which could mean even more bans and restrictions in the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this rate, only a handful of semi-automatic centerfire rifles\u2014like the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/search?keyword=m1%20Garand\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\">M1 Garand<\/a> and SKS\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=efQRzVPceSE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\">remain available<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-truth-about-gun-control-in-canada\"><strong>The Truth About \u201cGun Control\u201d in Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the government\u2019s claims, these bans do nothing to stop criminals. Canada already has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, yet violent crime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraserinstitute.org\/commentary\/crime-rates-canada-growing-faster-united-states#:~:text=Here' target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\"s%20why.,increase%20of%2049%20per%20cent.\">continues to rise<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bidens-pardon-of-hunter-a-slap-in-the-face-to-every-law-abiding-gun-owner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2339\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a> are being stripped of their rights while the government fails to address actual sources of crime\u2014such as gang violence and illegal smuggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-warning-for-u-s-gun-owners\"><strong>A Warning for U.S. Gun Owners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians are learning the hard way that gun control never stops at \u201creasonable restrictions.\u201d What starts as a ban on \u201cassault-style\u201d firearms quickly expands to handguns, historic rifles, and eventually, nearly all civilian-owned firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those in the U.S., Canada\u2019s gun control agenda should serve as a stark warning. Anti-gun politicians don\u2019t just want restrictions\u2014they want full disarmament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The question is: How much freedom are people willing to give up before they realize they can\u2019t get it back?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-expands-firearm-ban\" title=\"Canada Expands Firearm Ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s federal government has once again expanded its firearm ban, adding 179 more models to its growing list of prohibited firearms. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":213939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4024],"tags":[132,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-213935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-buzz","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canada Expands Firearm Ban<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canada bans 179 more firearms, expanding its crackdown on legal gun owners. 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