Posted May 7, 2020 8:28 am by Comments

By Ben Philippi

Cary Baker, the owner of Iron Sights Training Center in New Brunswick, Canada, has lost over 60% of his sales due to the Canadian ban on “military-style assault weapons.” (Photo: Cary Baker/Facebook)
Cary Baker, the owner of the Iron Sights Training Center in New Brunswick, Canada, has over $350,000 worth of guns he can no longer sell. Baker is just one of the victims of Canada’s ban on “military-style assault weapons” enacted Friday. The ban effectively put the kibosh on 1,500 different kinds of firearms, preventing Canadians from selling, transporting, importing, or using those firearms.
Baker opened his business in 2018 using his pension and savings as a retired Army Major. “I set this up as a nice retirement business. I run it legally,” he said.
Although he vows to stay open, the ban impacts up to 60% of his overall sales. “The people that come into my shop that buy these firearms are good Canadians,” he explained. He has contacted American suppliers to see if they’re willing to take them back, but so far the answer has been no.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau granted a two-year amnesty period to allow current gun owners to comply with the ban. Trudeau said the government will decide on a

Source: Guns.com

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