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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

IIRC the NS shooter used unregistered firearms, prolly why the bastards didn't mention it.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Those firearms never came from the legal Canadian market to begin with. These measures would have done absolutely nothing to prevent the shooting.

Also from what I can see there is no guarantee of payment for participating in the program. Even those who are willing to turn anything in will be extremely hesitant to send anything in without guarantee of payment.

And finally, if anyone turns in their firearm or receivers, I strongly recommend that you crush the lowers in a vise or cripple them in such a way that they cannot be made usable again. If anything makes my blood boil more than the waste of public funds this thing is, it is the idea of POS criminals stealing from the post office and getting their irresponsible hands on a functional firearm.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

His firearms were illegally smuggled in from the US. One gun he got was done through a fuckup by the RCMP who didn't bother taking it away. He was the executor of someone's estate and that person owned a firearm. Despite not having the permits and being forbidden from owning a gun the cops didn't do anything.

Another handgun he got was from the police officer he murdered in the shooting.