A local gun store owner says the new federal gun ban has left the industry shell-shocked.
On Thursday, the Canadian government added 324 semi-automatic firearms to a growing list, saying “firearms designed for the battlefield plainly do not belong in our communities.”
All guns included in the new ban are all classified as assault-style weapons by Public Safety Canada. But local gun store owner Chris Gubersky said they’re “modern sporting rifles.”
“There’s nothing scary about them,” he said, “as long as everyone’s trained how to use them and vetted so they can have them.”
Gubersky sells hundreds of models that have now been banned by the federal government, leaving him scrambling to cancel orders with customers and distributors. The uncertainty is also a factor, as any future bans are likely to further impact his store …