RCMP Bans Sport Rifle Without Warning—Gun Owners Furious

📝 DESCRIPTION
RCMP Bans Sport Rifle Without Warning—Gun Owners Furious — and if you're paying attention, this isn't just about one rifle. It’s about what happens when unelected institutions quietly rewrite the law behind closed doors.

On July 6, 2025, the RCMP classified the Canadian-designed Sterling Arms R9 MK1—a legal, 9mm sporting carbine—as "prohibited" without public consultation or parliamentary debate. One Sunday update to a technical database turned thousands of lawful Canadian gun owners into de facto criminals. The firearm had been previously submitted for approval and used safely in sport shooting competitions across the country.

But what’s even more disturbing? This pattern isn’t new. Over the last five years, we’ve watched a steady expansion of firearms prohibitions—targeting licensed owners while illegal gun crime surges. The federal government touts safety while avoiding any scrutiny of how gangs, smuggling networks, and organized crime are left untouched.

This ban doesn’t make Canadians safer. It makes them silent.

Institutions that act in secret erode the very trust they depend on. When law-abiding citizens are punished for following the rules, what incentive remains to comply? Where’s the line between public safety and political punishment?

🔹 Should unelected police bodies have the power to change the law through quiet database edits?
🔹 And when institutions criminalize citizens for optics, how do we restore public trust?

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#gunban #rcmpaccountability #civilrights #canadianfirearms #sportshooting