What U.N. Firearm Marking Means for You, the Canadian Firearm Owner

By Duncan Johnson

* This is Part 1 in our series on the UN Marking Scheme and what it means for Canadian gun owners.

Canada –-(Ammoland.com)- The Firearm Marking Regulations, introduced on December 23, 2004, have been postponed for 11 consecutive years by 3 separate governments for one simple reason: No government wanted to be responsible for killing Canada’s legitimate civilian firearm industry.

Until now.

On June 1, 2017 – just ten short months from now – the shoe drops.

For most of us, the United Nations Firearm Marking scheme is an esoteric set of rules that really have little meaning for regular Canadian gun owners. The common refrain we hear is this: “So what if the gun has an extra marking on it. That doesn’t mean anything to me.”

If you don’t care about paying an extra couple of hundred dollars for every single gun you purchase, then you are absolutely correct. The UN Firearm Marking scheme means nothing to you.

However, most Canadians are not so eager to fork over an extra $200 on each new firearm they purchase. Under …Read the Rest

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