About Weapon Ownership in Canada - Gun Regulations, Prohibited Items

[@antoniolozano5092]

“I’m not aware of any ninjas assassinating people” Looks like they’re doing a good job

[@hjalmarselberg5653]

Antonio Lozano lmao

[@ohioman4646]

Liked

[@elbonnybar]

lol

[@killerkram1337]

This is the most underrated comment of all time

[@hueyfreeman8852]

At the mall 😂

[@coyotebrown2294]

I still remember a local interview of a Police Chief in the early 80's that covered the heavy metal "Spiked" neck collars. Chief- "Children are wearing these CHILDREN!" the reporter asked why? and the Chief responded "To keep our Officers from using a choke hold on them. It's very dangerous for the Police." Reporter then asked "Are your Officers using choke holds on children?"....10 seconds of silence and the biggest stunned deer in headlights look I have ever seen from the Chief... :)

[@Skallagrim]

Hah, love it. xD

[@hollowvlad1532]

James SEMO please won't some body please choke the children.

[@JoeJacksonJr]

LMAO...

[@dont-call-me-dude2234]

Choke holds are legal and perfectly reasonable.

[@hyperhektor7733]

@ chris, saying choking children out is overrated sounds like a pedophile comment ;)

[@lupusdracool8149]

so basically in Canada anime weapons are illegal

[@noahtackett6264]

@Naked Finnegan except they brought dueling back apparently soooooooo that has to be an exception

[@BigBeerus]

@Naked Finnegan no we have self defence here, who told you that? If someone attacks you with a weapon you can respond in kind, we run off of a reasonable force basis.

[@samueljonathan6101]

I want to be a femboy with a big dane axe, that is anime af. I live in Washington state by the way so what exactly would be the laws on that, would there be laws on historic weapons??

[@BigBeerus]

@@noahtackett6264 we don't exactly have mutual combat here so not really

[@DarkMirria1]

Really? Because I see legitimate made weapons at Comic Expos a lot, I’ve seen various stalls for real swords that can actually use to cut. Like IRL Master Swords for example. Saw a Yamato replica just this year, it looked awesome. The guy at the stall even let me hold it to look over, I handed it back afterwards of course. Those things are expensive. (It wasn’t all weapons from fictional.) Fire arms though? Fat chance, nope. Has to be fake if it’s for cosplay. (I always see just one Master Chief cosplay that looks pretty real though. I think it’s the same dude every year...)

[@aksmex2576]

It's like the people that wrote the rules didn't know much about weapons.

[@piemaniac9410]

@Naked Finnegan i think our gun crime rates is more a culture thing than a law thing, criminals dont give a fuck about the law...

[@larptm9083]

Naked Finnegan minorities and poverty cause crime not guns, firearms in the US do far more good then bad so quit acting a clown

[@piemaniac9410]

​@@larptm9083 I wouldnt say minorites cause crime. the situations, like poverty and mental health issues, that some of them are affected by can lead to crime.

[@SkyllerSY]

@@larptm9083 minorities cause crime....? wat

[@Enoshk]

Well.... we import more and more people and all their problems from the 3rd world and expect our country to get better i don't know about you guys but the only thing I'm seeing is a rise in crime I'm not saying that its all their fault but they are definitely not helping lol Edit:I have decided to post a link to gang statistics this is incase anyone is interested in learning about such things. www.nationalgangcenter.gov/survey-analysis/demographics

[@CorvusCorone68]

basically lawmakers watch too many movies and play too many games with assassins

[@yulfine1688]

I don't know any lawmaker that plays videogames....movies um definitely uneducated and listen to the media as if its 100% truth still..yeah and when the loud minority cries about it as well.

[@Artyomthewalrus]

@@yulfine1688 It's lawmakers who see a movie their child is watching. Oh no, those green turtles are defending themselves with nun-chucks! Ban them!

[@yulfine1688]

@@Artyomthewalrus Ahaha it's funny but sad because it's true.

[@samsh0-q3a]

So wait a minute, that list of specific guns that were banned is the vanilla Counter-Strike loadout... you don't think they?? No they couldn't have

[@adm102401]

Oh yes they did

[@h.ar.2937]

@@adm102401 Hahahaha. Fuck me man that's a joke honestly. They took the "games cause violence" too seriously

[@radioactivebirdj.1845]

Bobby Bologna I mean it could also be that the counter-strike devs just copied the list. Stuff like that does happen

[@Ninjaz1432]

Bruh please tell me they didn't LOL

[@PlatoonGoon]

@@radioactivebirdj.1845 Counter strike was in development by 1999

[@Duron0]

A gun? Sure! Go ahead. Just don`t cut the barrel down and stay away from this bunch. Shuriken? No! You can kill someone with than stuff! Pepper spray? No! It can be abused! Oh Canada, you are fascinating.

[@BrandonDeriveAncestorEmpire]

because the land of bieber is known as the capital of rational decisions......

[@EarCat]

Brandon Derive there's a reason beiber isn't there anymore. Nobody wants him

[@JukaDominator]

At least it's not the opposite like the UK. Or like in Brazil where it's all banned. Looks like Canada needs some work lifting those regulations.

[@Sunny-ld4nn]

Pepper spray? No! Spray made for bears that can also hurt people? Perfectly fine because it says "for bears only" There is a vicious dog and it wants to hurt us! Use your dog spray! Oh no, I didn't take it,I only have bear mace and it says only for bars.

[@douglasmacneil4474]

They are BRILLIANT!!!!!

[@Aiden-zi3xf]

Basically if its in csgo its illegal

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

I think it's more likely they made their laws after looking at CS 1.6, but yeah. Had the same thought, just with CS 1.6 instead of CS GO.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

nope and in fact our knife laws are more relaxed then the states, we have no limit on fixed blade length for fixed bladed knives, and you can also still legally walk down the street with a sword here though i wouldnt advise it, however try that in certain states and youll get shot before the cops even ask a question.

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

+bmxriderforlife1234 If you're Canadian, shouldn't you be able to write proper English?

[@jort93z]

in some places of canada they speak a lot of french i believe.

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

jort93z Yeah, I know. But if the people in a country mostly speak English, I'd assume about everyone who lives there to speak pretty much perfect English or at least not to make about 10 mistakes per sentence. Heck, I expect that from everyone who lives in a somewhat civilized country where English is taught in schools and people have access to the internet.

[@gabeotis2485]

"Band of metal with one or more finger holes"... That means that a ring of any form is illegal XD

[@Doglegs85]

XD

[@marc-andreservant201]

"and any similar device consisting of a band of metal with one or more finger holes designed to fit over the fingers of the hand" Fingers is plural. So a ring isn't banned. The "one or more" qualifier is designed to capture devices like this: www.pinterest.com/pin/491596115546849156/

[@n-s-a7113]

@@marc-andreservant201 still idiotic

[@LarsaXL]

"Oh shit that guy has a crossbow!" "Nah, it's okay, it's a big one."

[@clandestin011]

Well, that's the point. You can see he has a crossbow. He won't be able to walk into a building with this crossbow unnoticed

[@artifex2.080]

@@clandestin011 most bags can hide them, only over 50cm. Even some schoolbags can hide them

[@AsterV6]

That's good news for hunters, Cabela's has a ton of big bows for deer and other game.

[@wilfdarr]

@@clandestin011 Ya that's always been a big problem in Canada.

[@sychos7433]

​@@clandestin011 ahem, pistols

[@Jeremy-zi6pi]

"and any similar device" meaning whatever we want to decide that day, is illegal.

[@emanekaf145]

Man, Canada's firearms laws are weird and pointless. I just recieved my third license card in the mail. The only difference on this one is the number 3 at the end of the card number. Apparently this one is so I can transport my AR-15 (BCM RECCE-14 KMR-A). Now that I own a restricted firearm, I need a seperate license to be able to move it outside of my house. Like, why? I can't see that stopping anyone in a criminal situation. "He's legal to purchase, possess, fire, sell, and display this particular firearm, but he's still a threat unless we tell him he needs more paperwork to be able to carry it outside his house. That shit is unacceptable!" The fuck even?

[@jaysmith-sq4dy]

You are a slave.

[@nonchip]

i guess they like to know who carries it, but the gun shop should register it anyway, so yeeah i guess it's mostly to annoy people enough they don't bother trying (which of course criminals wouldn't care about, if i wanna shoot someone i have bigger problems than "what happens if they find out i illegally carried the thing to the murder scene they just tied me to")

[@mymicks21]

Authorizations to transport (ATTs are silly). I bought a handgun used, I completed the transfer by calling the firearms office and got the short term ATT a few days later (the paper that lets me bring it to my house.) But in order to take it to the gun range, I had to wait for a long term ATT which took over 2 weeks to arrive. I already had the gun, if I was a criminal there would be nothing to stop me from committing a crime, but because I am a legal owner I had to wait 2 weeks after acquiring my gun to actually shoot it.

[@GumbyBubble]

@Naked Finnegan That seems like a lot of "what ifs" and Guilty until proven Innocent thinking though.

[@basedporcupine]

$$$$$$$$$$$

[@sharkinahat]

Looks like the lawmakers in Canada are really afraid of ninja.

[@bartacus3521]

LOL! They are. I'm 47, and back when I was young, ninja weapons were a big thing with kids. We all had home-made nunchaku (sp?), throwing stars made out of everything you can imagine (like dart tips for example), etc. I'm betting some stupid kid took out his own eye, his loser parents complained to the authorities, and some door knob of a politician pushed a stupid law into place to "protect the children". Meanwhile, the kids parents never got any flak for having no bloody idea what they're own kids were doing, and the dumb one-eyed kid was probably told it wasn't his fault. Welcome to Canada, the land of the "lowest common denominator".

[@Jesses001]

Ha I was thinking the same thing. Do they really think ninja assassins are going to sneak up to them in the middle of the night and take them out or something?

[@john-paulsilke893]

That and crappy pocket pistols. There were several incidents in the province of Quebec, (not sure of the city but suspect Montreal) where some cops were shot with bear scares loaded with .22's. After that crappy pocket guns became prohibited. (Saturday night specials, same problems in NY and NJ from what I recall although more deadly their).

[@MrVindictus1]

Grzegorz Kalinski Yet Ninja still can throw a regular knife or blade and and kill them just as gruesome lmao

[@llazyllama1]

Well, yeah. Do you know how many people in Canada die each year to ninja attacks? You don't! Because they are ninjas.

[@Max_Flashheart]

Blowguns?... Well just throw poison frogs at your enemies....

[@Wetcorps]

LET ME SHOW YOU ITS FEATURES

[@jameskaazaeros7087]

Cmdr Benkai take straw. Insert ammo. Blowgun. Everything is a weapon. No law will protect you from those who don't care. "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns"

[@skyguy713]

Ok Nazeebo.

[@CarlosRios1]

Wetcorps I lol'd

[@jasonironliongreen]

glad I am in Texas. but we also have some silly Laws

[@novatortuosi7677]

Flails are illegal because you can make them with a pommel at the end.

[@ssunfish]

To "end him rightly"! Nvr gets old!

[@a1fastyellowkitten780]

*puts a pommel on both ends*

[@StephanHarz]

In Texas...you can walk down the street with a Claymore if you wanted....the lawmakers pretty much said anyone trying to use a "illegal knife" during a crime will use the knife no matter what the law says and that they will most likely end up getting shot anyway by someone lol

[@Stephen-uz8dm]

hell yeah Texas sounds better by the day

[@n-s-a7113]

I do appreciate that Texas has more free laws (id like to go there after covid) but texas to me is to much of a red state, and it's not the weapon laws that slightly bother me. Its the more so homophobic laws.

[@jmailmonopolis6296]

@@n-s-a7113 like what?

[@scyphozoa717]

That’s what’s up

[@sychos7433]

​@@n-s-a7113 what laws, give us a few examples so we can hear your logical and factual statement

[@MsFrostitute]

Canadian Lawmakers are obsessed with length? This explains a lot.. (joking)

[@heyllo1337]

That fucking tongue, Jesus. But yes.

[@mikha007]

canadas prime minister is a short dick

[@icetiger-4760]

That implies they have anything to compare with

[@MsFrostitute]

@@icetiger-4760 you get pats.

[@icetiger-4760]

@@MsFrostitute **happy purrs** But wai tho?

[@spiteful6494]

"Canadian law makers are obsessed with length." Do you think they're compensating for something? .. Heh.

[@Telleryn]

Silly lawmakers trying to prohibit anything that they see as a weapon, they don't realise that anything can be a weapon if used properly, so regulation is more effective. It's not like it's not already illegal to hurt people...

[@imdone8243]

Pencils

[@NetAndyCz]

Lawmakers usually do realise that, but they want to look like they are doing something to make people safer.

[@sheepdog5799]

@@NetAndyCz nope. They are doing it for control.

[@SirNarax]

It is also true that additional layers of permission on what types of weapons also significantly reduce the change of the particular crime from happening so just saying "it is illegal to hurt people" isn't really enough, punishing a person isn't enough the murder needs to not happen. In that regard Canada is fairly reasonable they just have semantics problems and outlawing things people are not going to use anyway.

[@Fantastic_Mr_Fox]

You're assuming that the weapon can't be used just as effectively for self defense. Removing the arms of the law abiding usually doesn't remove the arms of the criminals, it just makes the law abiding even more at their mercy and at the mercy of the state

[@brandonchristino8267]

I feel like politicians just looked up every gun on call of duty and banned them.

[@SkyTowerKurogane]

"You've got nunchakus. I'm not good with them, but..." Last part is debatable.

[@m3mhwa-ilikesoggycereal-665]

I'm trying to buy some in Canada fuck Canadas laws I lived here my whole life the only weapons I can hold is pepper spray and a baton

[@hoagielamp6543]

@@m3mhwa-ilikesoggycereal-665 You can carry bear spray for protection against bears but self-defense pepper spray for use against people is prohibited.

[@Quasihamster]

Too short crossbow? Permanently attach some piece of metal to it. Doesn't do anything, just makes it longer.

[@treeheadz]

Mikosch2 yea put a bayonet on a crossbow, why not lol

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

canada got really worried about weapons that were easily hidden and disposed of, this is why handguns with calibres smaller then 38 are illegal for the most part. though barrel length also plays a part. literally you cant own a 32 or 25 calibre here. its due to what they call saturday night specials being popular here or dinky little guns that were cheap easy to hide and people used them then chucked em, as well as some of them just being dangerous and blowing up and shit.

[@matthewgreen8264]

Mikosch2 same thing in the uk. Our handguns are all banned but if the barrel is extended and we have a bit of wire tied to it it suddenly becomes legal

[@thesnowybanana2971]

help you aim but makes it heavier and more difficult to store

[@SgtKOnyx]

Like many laws that don't make sense, sure.

[@moolikeachicken]

Thank you for continuing to educate us and entertain us, even if KZbin has deemed this content not "ad friendly"... you know, because education on what is legal is apparently bad. Wat.

[@HiopX]

look at the length of the video, clearly to short

[@KaiserAfini]

moolikeachicken Yup, even if he educates on good practices to own your gun responsibility. And even if he explains and call out nonsensical prohibitions in an objective and respectful way, any topic more mature than what appears in an episode of Barney The Dinosaur is considered not ad friendly. KZbin keeps treating its content creators worse and worse, once a competitor appears, there will be a massive migration.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

YT is going to hell in a foot basket.....

[@KaiserAfini]

darthXreven I think its "in a hand basket", its a slang of unclear origin. If I were to guess, I would say its a reference to decapitation, where a hand basket was placed in the guillotine, which makes it a very gruesome figure of speach.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

I know, I was being silly :]

[@cooperton4949]

"I'm not aware of ninjas assassinating people with kusari" Canadian lawmakers: "you're welcome!" Lol

[@lawso3798]

All Pommels must be stored in secure safes

[@Duron0]

Each must be registered as a dangerous range weapon/device.

[@LordEvrey]

> All pommels must be stored in a dry cask storage. FTFY

[@lawso3798]

I agree it's not funny, incorrect pommel storage can kill.

[@huscarlkt2335]

Are you allowed to take the pommels out of the safes for cutting tests?

[@90lancaster]

I don't think it will ever die NoName the power of the pommel is eternal

[@БожоС]

11:53 Next day youtuber known as Skallagrim is senteced to 35 years of prision pecause of making nunchucks.

[@RyuFireheart]

+5 years due teaching other people about how to make one, and an additional 1 day per view count

[@marouaneh175]

Breaking news, "Canadian KZbinr demonstrates the making of dangerous illegal weaponry from easily acquirable materials and teaches about their usage, is arrested"

[@Channel-bq7xc]

CALL THE DAILY MAIL!!!! HE IS TEACHING TERRORISTS THAT YOU CAN HURT A PERSON WITH A PIECE OF METAL USING FORCE!!!!!!!!

[@AbVoxNihil]

You do understand that it's not illegal to make them right? but if you were to use those makeshift nunchucks against someone then you would be pretty fucked because they are in fact and by definition illegal... the Law is about protecting not persecuting everyone. Not many people understand this...

[@manictiger9567]

For fuck's sake, my shovel and hammer are lethal weapons. We gonna ban those, too? Blunt instruments make up 600 deaths a year whereas rifles make up 230. But wait, cars are 33,000 and total accidents are 110,000! You know what? Heart disease is 600,000! Let's just go straight for the check mate and ban hearts!

[@rednefarious6968]

I feel like the canadian government watches way too much anime, that or they're really afraid of ninjas. Or punk rockers.

[@Avenus112]

There kind of was a scare like that from kids who watched too many cartoons in the 90s. It was mostly a hoax but part of the rules was a reflex to that.

[@orcslayer006]

In Georgia, we can't carry folding knives with blades longer than three inches, but we can carry an AR 15 with an echo trigger and 100 round drum magazines. Go figure.

[@robertshapley5330]

orcslayer006 really in Georgia?

[@Charmlethehedgehog]

it's not about killing power it's about concealment, that's why most weapon laws have length/size requirements... just so you can put it in your pockets/jacket...

[@sik3xploit]

CCL is just gibberish because the politicians think we are too afraid to have a pistol at our hip. Open carry laws themselves are pretty redundant.

[@notninja97]

From what I hear 100 round magazines for ar15s jam up and are unreliable.

[@Ayy_Doll_Fiddler]

US Georgia or Joseph Stalin's birth country?

[@Nerobyrne]

Fun fact: Railguns are legal to own in Germany. Due to an oversight when the laws were written, only "firearms" are banned from ownership without a license, and "firearm" is "any weapon which propells a projectile through a tube." Since railguns use, as the name suggests, a rail instead of a tube, they are legal to be owned. They'll probably fix it later though.

[@Schwarzvogel1]

There are no restrictions on railguns, plasma rifles (phased or otherwise), or coilguns (i.e. gaus rifles) in the U.S. whatsoever. This is because according to U.S. law, these weapons are not firearms as they do not use a chemical propellant or explosive to drive a projectile. Laser weapons _may_ be restricted, though, under laws regulating the power output of lasers available to civilians. Restricting, regulating, or banning these types of weapons isn't a concern for hoplophobic lawmakers as these types of devices are nowhere near as lethal as conventional firearms; you can't make a man-portable electromagnetic projectile driver with the muzzle energy of even a .22 LR pocket pistol... yet. When we start developing electromagnetic and directed energy weapons that can compete in power output with conventional firearms, then it's likely that the laws will change.

[@marikroyals7111]

I was going thought the Edmonton airport on my way back to Nova Scotia and walked by a family that was held up at secureity because the wife had a handbag/wallet of which the clasp were designed as brass knuckles so she couldn't go on the plane with it. Mind you the woman got the wallet in Canada so that just shows you how good these regulations are.

[@Troommate]

Its All a Matter of Length :D

[@Traven89]

i guess my big black Glock is legal

[@tusk3260]

its all about money they make the most osberd laws so they can arrest more people to make more cash

[@TheNetsrac]

@Cecil Chandler Only if you shortened it :-D

[@ImperatorNocturne]

them arguing about length is so idiotic, we all know it depends on skill

[@borimirtheboring]

That's what she said.

[@Quasihamster]

Well it didn't say anything about nukes...

[@Armegeothm]

Mikosch2 That's a different law all together, and so long as there is less than 2kg of explosives stored in one place without a license, it's all good.

[@Quasihamster]

Great! I'll search amazon for 1.999 kg of plutoni... ah, out of stock, dammit.

[@КириллРагузин-р9в]

The problem is that you need to put your plutonium together really fast and quite precise in order for it to detonate. Otherwise it will just start to quickly heat up and melt quickly heating up and melting whatever is trying to hold it together. The proper plutonium detonation process will definitely require much more than 2kg of specialized explosives.

[@Armegeothm]

Кирилл Рагузин and that's what pyrotechnic licences are for, the ability to store more than 2kg of explosives in one place

[@tovrobi5097]

Armegeothm so having a handgrenate is legal?

[@lv.99mastermind45]

11:52 *click* *SWAT team immediately rappels through windows*

[@patriot2741]

GET BACK MEN HE HAS TWO ASSAULT WRENCHES

[@Painteagle]

18:00 So Canadian lawmakers are fine with whipping it out as long as it's long enough.

[@MrFunkhauser]

20. A device, residing on/in/around a non-earth celestial body, designed to inflict harm on a human through use of electrical, chemical, nuclear, or physical projectile and or beam and less than 30000 mm in length. 21. Any weapon of any design that has been confirmed or has been registered as 'euclid' that is less than 23 cm in length. 22. Any object of spherical design that can be non-permanently removed from handle portion of a bladed weapon not greater than 25.34 cm in diameter.

[@elbonnybar]

that's oddly specific, are you talking about a satellite on number 20? and number 22 looks like something out of a martial arts flick.

[@kungfuskull]

MrFunkhauser this is an under-appreciated joke :D

[@joshuagrahamcrackers]

23. Any instrument or device designed to propel, through an electromagnetic field, a ball, ellipse, or other coherent shape of ionized gas carrying a charge approximately equal to 40,000 milliwatts.

[@heyllo1337]

Not understanding 22 on this channel. *throws pommel*

[@kevingooley9628]

@@elbonnybar #22 is a pommel.

[@acciaiomorti]

canada made it illegal to be punk rock, this calls for a revolution

[@IPostSwords]

Australian laws are also terrible. Many are similar to your Canadian ones. Our firearms laws are particularly famous.

[@acfangaming]

IPostSwords infamous

[@jacobanderson8219]

Or rather infamous.

[@Goldtiger927]

Worse than British laws.

[@matthewstoddart3552]

New Zealand has fairly reasonable Gun laws.

[@Beriorn]

Who needs firearms in Australia? Just carry a case of poisonous spiders and throw that at attackers.

[@DarkSaguaro]

I think Canada is making their laws against Ninjas or Assasins from the Assasins Creed series.

[@ElliWoelfin]

"Mall ninjas".

[@laurentpessionperron9923]

YEP

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

good cus we need more Solid Snake's in the world wait, that sounds so bad.....liquid....ooh that's worse......ugh

[@douglasmacneil4474]

The Canadian government is full of Templar's however we of the brotherhood SHALL PREVAIL!!! Do not fear we shall stop them...

[@LynxSnowCat]

I wonder if most of these definitions are added in reaction to specific public attack incidents.

[@JackFrawley101]

Australia has a ban on "anything carried with the purpose of self defense", meaning on the discretion of the police (or magistrate) anything you carry without a clear reason can be defined as a weapon. People have even been charged for carrying aerosol deoderant cans.

[@chrislaurette6778]

By the letter of the nunchaku prohibition every child with a wood handled skipping rope is a criminal in possession of a prohibited weapon. I say don't prohibit skipping ropes, prohibit hitting people with skipping ropes.

[@transsylvanian9100]

A skipping rope has a practical purpose other than hitting people. A nunchaku does not. Or do you want them just to use as rolling pins when for your pizza dough?

[@chrislaurette6778]

Not true. Nunchaku are for threshing grain and people still use implements like that for that purpose. Anyway you are missing the point. The law prohibits any object fitting the physical description of the object. Which is why skipping ropes fall into the prohibited category. By prohibiting objects fitting a generic description of dimensions the result is legislated absurdity. It means that scores of household objects become legally forbidden when the problem is not in the shape of the object it is in how it is used or misused.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

Chris: !! VERY good point ,, yes there is no doubt wooden handled skipping ropes are illegal, and all grain flailing tools of similar design ... As C.F. said A skipping rope certainly has a "practical purpose" ... but so do Nunchaku, they provide excersize, and hand eye coordination, celebrate Asian Heritage, are collectable as curiosities etc etc.

[@royalcat10]

I think the thing a lot of people are missing is that while the books may say something, the authorities still (Or at least should, and in my experience most do, but some do not...) use their own better judgement and common sense to enforce something or not. Just because you CAN be arrested or otherwise legally punished for something, doesn't mean you WILL. I do believe that it's dumb that it's worded like that, that it should be changed, and that someone innocent can potentially be punished for something absurd, but you gotta understand the chances of it happening are close to none. And when the day comes that someone gets legal action taken against them for a jumping rope, then the day comes that major, international public outcry comes against those authorities. So you really don't have to worry too much.

[@NDOhioan]

C.F. Gauss Swords were "designed to hurt people" too, but even in countries where they're heavily restricted, they're generally considered acceptable if the owner studies weapons-based martial arts. Why ban anyone from owning nunchaku when a sword or spear is a far more serious threat?

[@cbr600rrturbo]

If Canada is afraid of short things I'm totally against the law

[@Skallagrim]

Hopefully people won't interpret that statement the wrong way. :)

[@Samrules888]

trudeau has it that way because his wife cucked him with a midget

[@turbotrup96]

Skallagrim Hopefully they will :v

[@SuperSoldierADHD]

Dwarves?

[@mattd5240]

If only i had a short dick, the government would be afraid of it then.

[@timewarrior7298]

They just don't like short teens with sharp personalities.

[@fakjbf3129]

Wait wait wait.......crime exists in Canada??? MY WHOLE WORLD IS A LIE!!!

[@Arv.99]

Fakjbf yes sadly criminals come up here because they think we're so nice and won't protect our property (moos and maple syrup) : )

[@AnimeOtaku2]

They'll mug you but say please and thank you when they take your wallet.

[@DenizenWolf]

@bmxriderforlife1234, I think the US still has the most crazy stuff (not like thats a great claim to have). Here is a very recent example to counter your drug story. www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170918/civic-center/drug-bust-fentanyl-heroin-cocaine-bronx-queens We like breaking records doing stupid/illegal things.

[@Revonlieke]

They also don't ride on moose

[@GreatWightSpark]

I'm not your buddy, friend!

[@Thrawny1]

Studying for law exams, Want to take a break from law Skal talks about law.......

[@johan.ohgren]

Michal Václavík well, now you can hold a rant about stupid laws in front of class😁

[@steven_003]

Good luck.

[@manictiger9567]

Better call Skall.

[@candiduscorvus]

Canada's laws are madness.

[@AndrewKnesse1]

hang on I'm gonna go make some metal nunchuks now... why the fuck have I never thought that before

[@KaiserAfini]

Andrew Knesse Because you didn't know about the previous video he did on this topic ? He showed it then. Take a look, they are good stuff and compliment the topic of this video very nicely.

[@Channel-bq7xc]

He made Nunchakuus XD

[@JesseArttieFaust]

Sooo.... What I'm getting from this is ninjas are illegal in Canada. 😑

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

It's probably because too many people got assassinated by ninjas before they figured out that heart diseases are a thing.

[@JesseArttieFaust]

Interesting point. You sure it's not just the abundant ninja wannabee kids getting themselves hurt?

[@TerryProthero]

@Ashok Faust Not real ninjas. Just fictional ones. We don't know what weapons actual ninjas used. They were just spies working for their government. The fictional depiction and set of weapons that go with it are a more modern invention. But I think that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles scared the crap out of a lot of Canadians. It's sort of like when the movie, Gremlins came out. A lot of little kids got traumatized by it and they had to invent the PG-13 rating to warn parents. My niece and nephew just laughed when they watched it. But not everyone reacts the same way.

[@JesseArttieFaust]

I understand this but still. *shrug* I was simply stating an alternative.

[@hyperhektor7733]

ninjas where never legal i guess. They where assasins in the old days

[@yochitoranaga]

I might be wrong but I think the main concern about short weapons is their concealability. concealed weapons a harder to control / notice and thus could be considered more dangerous. but hey, that's just a theory...

[@philipped.r.6385]

That's exactly for this reason really and to me, it makes sense because criminals don't want to be spotted right away so will generally favor smaller easy to hide weapons.

[@beardannyboy]

Too much of canadian weapons laws are about making things double or triple illegal. It's already illegal to conceal a weapon of any kind It's already illegal to carry a pistol of any kind out in public It's already illegal to assault or murder anyone It's already illegal for a person without the proper license to own any type of firearm The only case this law covers is: A legal and licensed owner of restricted weapons keeping a short barrel pistol at home or using it at an official shooting range. Every other use case is already illegal under different laws. Honestly, this pilling on of laws to make the same things illegal over and over again is politicians making do-nothing laws just so they can say that they did something to fight crime, but are in no way improving our lives.

[@strelokstalker737]

@@philipped.r.6385 Wouldn't the criminals just not give a shit about it and carry shorter concealed weapons anyway ? How does that stop anyone but the law abiding citizen ?

[@strelokstalker737]

Just make open carry required for pistols :)

[@SirNarax]

@@beardannyboy The thing with the double stacking of laws to make it 'doubly' illegal is just to cover all bases but also to reduce the chance of the crime happening in the first place. When it comes to murder punishment after the deed isn't helpful. You got the criminal but now someone is dead. Making it illegal to conceal a weapon makes walking around a mall with a kitchen knife and that can be caught before the crime is committed but if someone has a knife that conceals perfectly into their belt you can't. Making that object illegal to obtain as well as any other weapon to conceal can (But not always) prevents both. You can always illegally obtain it or create the weapon yourself but people are not going to do that on mass. Making specific weapons is a bit like bike locks. You prevent petty or lazy thieves from stealing your bike but someone who is determined to steal your bike is going to do it. In this respect Canada's laws do work fairly well but they do have semantics problems as well as being threatened by things that are not a threat.

[@halatcibarmen]

Nunchakus, "I'm Not Good With Them" *Performs Ton Of Cool Moves*

[@gabesd6697]

But practice with something light. Even those wrenches will hurt if you swing them into your face. When Bruce Lee's movie with nunchaku came out all the cool kids made their own and ended up with stiches.

[@jooot_6850]

Nunchucks are really easy to get a grip on, and in a week or two you’ll be able to do pretty much all the moves once you’ve learned the moves

[@jacobkeary6740]

NFGS0UL it's not suuuper hard to get a basic hand on moves like that

[@2ny424]

My sleeping blanket would literally be illegal. It has chains with small weights attached to it inside of the fabric.

[@jofsky9066]

11:53 *police siren slowly fading in to the recording* 12:09 *police siren cuts off*

[@necrospaci4835]

Those laws seem like they were mad out of fear. People fear the unknown and why would they bother looking into the facts or the possible usages of weapons. Why would they prohibit and restrict peoples weapons to either defend themselves or just plain have them. The Second amendment isn't even followed here in the states and it's pissing me off.

[@krimsonphantom8958]

NecroSpaci. Those that oppose the Second Amendment will use the militia part as an argument. Considering at the time any able bodied male age 16-40 where encouraged to be part of a militia. I agree that the 2nd Amendment is being ignored in the USA.

[@necrospaci4835]

Why would the oppose the second Amendment if they bring up a logical reason why we have the second? No actual guns harm people, but people harm people. if we had more gun classes set up in schools and had concealed carry in campuses we'd have next to no shootings. Funny enough the left is so stupid they believe if nobody has guns then nobody can hurt one another. Yet now we see an influx of easy pickings since nobody can defend themselves. These "protests" sometimes include people with open carry weapons yet nobody gets shot....I'm all for facts and reason but the hysteria and fear of guns is something we need to address. why the hell can I not have a short sword or spear but by a god damn AR-15???

[@Armegeothm]

NecroSpaci That's a thing that has really irked me since I started paying attention to legal texts. The fact that no one significant defends the application of the Second Ammendment to arms that are not firearms. The text says arms. This includes swords, spears, poleARMS, maces, axes, etc. Why does it only ever mean guns?

[@necrospaci4835]

I hadn't thought of that falling under the second...it does make sense. I if it's in our constitution it should be in all states.

[@mancubwwa]

Yeah, it's weird especially as when it was passed it sure as hell meant swords as much as firearms. I mean when you were attacked by a band of five thugs in early 1800s carrying a pistol would not help you much. sure if you were lucky you would be able to shoot one of them, but then the other four would easily beat you while you were frantically trying to reaload it - via the muzzle of course. A rapier and skill with it on the other hand would quite possibly save your life

[@Friidom2]

Acquiring a PAL can be a pain. I have had to call 3 times and need to call a 4th to get my application pushed through. I'm told I will get it, but paperwork or something. Its a giant pain in the ass.

[@ElliWoelfin]

That just seems excessively complex. On second note, I love your videos.

[@douglasmacneil4474]

Canada is ANTI FREEDOM!!! REBELLION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@john-paulsilke893]

Just wait, it's simply a matter of time and effort. I had what was described as a firearm assault incident described in their reasons not to permit me. They gave me a rebuttal opportunity. I was assaulted with a a pistol from a neighbor and took it from him and threw it on his roof. Nobody was injured and a few people were pissed off and the police were called. I gave the officer's name and he vouched for me since I was calm, polite and sat on my hands whilst the father of the son screamed at me and spit on me. He said, (paraphrased quote) "he sat calmly through that he's okay with me to legally have a gun". Mostly they are looking for the most common firearm crime, suicide. Honestly they are a bunch of nannies who are looking to protect us with seatbelts, motorcycle helmets and speeding tickets. I both despise and love this system.

[@schlab73]

I'm surprised. It took my PAL a couple months from submitting it to getting it.

[@MisterKisk]

It largely depends on your province and the Chief Firearms Officer for that province. Some are pretty anal-retentive, others not so much, others their offices are simply backed up with lots of paperwork.

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Not a single mention of pommels, don't worry Skall fans we're all safe. Also mind completely blown at 11:54.

[@KyleMeyer949]

I've actually read a story. I don't know how true it is, about a guy who had a cop hassle him about nunchucks because he was hunting and his rattling antlers were tied together and met the legal description like your wrenches

[@AZNwannabe06]

bmxriderforlife1234 The fun police and hypocrisy go together like turkey and stuffing.

[@robertdicke7249]

ima put spikes on two pistols then connect them with a chain.

[@louisryan5815]

gun-chucks?

[@darkdragonsoul99]

lol the spaz isn't even a good shotgun

[@JidoKashi]

Laughingpug Benelli 4 life

[@DigGil3]

But they are shown in movies and videogames! Spooky!

[@darkdragonsoul99]

oh yeah and the moviers and video games have the same reason the lawmakers have which is the most spooky thing of all

[@johns9478]

The really scary thing is that the people making laws base their decisions on things they see in 1980s action movies as if they were an accurate representation of reality.

[@darkdragonsoul99]

I prefer grandpas Perazzi but hey I didn't have to pay for it which is probably why 8,000 dollar shotgun

[@mattmitchell4528]

I was told by rcmp. Crossbows are restricted. But they dont enforce the law

[@mattmitchell4528]

An i imported from the states

[@RustyShakleford1]

Matt Mitchell crossbows are legal in Canada

[@BigBeerus]

@@RustyShakleford1 depends on how strong it is, after a certain fps its considered a firearm

[@chopchop7938]

@@BigBeerus used to be 500fps but I think they dropped all reg's on crossbows.

[@BigBeerus]

@@chopchop7938 its still 500fps same as an airgun but they rarely enforce it. My long bow generally goes 467 with a 60lbs string, my 80lbs string goes over 500fps tho, so I keep it strung at 60

[@ExplosiveFetus]

The Vz58 and Type 81 are NOT AK variants! It's a common misconception because they look alike. That's like saying the XCR is a variant of the AR15. Or the SCAR is a variant of the ACR. Or the Remington 870 is a variant of the Mossberg 500. etc. Totally wrong. Internally they are much different. Not going to say much on the Type 81, but the only part interchangeable with the VZ and the AK are the ammunition it uses. Even the mags are different. The Type 81 and VZ are actually much more similar to the SKS internally.

[@sparkplug1018]

While this is very true, to law makers it doesn't matter. They don't have a clue and don't want one.

[@SPAZTICCYTOPLASM]

To be fair, the type 81 has AK features, the stamped receiver is very very similar, same with the trigger group. And the most similar feature is the bolt, which is very similar to the AK bolt. It's not an AK, but it's like the p14 isn't a mauser.

[@ShikiRen]

It is basically all the weapons you'd see in counterstrike, CoD or GTA. And the "Tommy Gun" is usualy portraied as an old school mafia gun. Maybe they think owning as gun you use in a game that is about killing people or gives you the option of playing as terrorists will make you do the same in real life. Not that farfetched with those weird ass rules.

[@wyldeman100]

Your prime minister is the song "imagine" in human form after eating a tide pod

[@chrisnelmes6090]

Let's not forget that while Canadian weapon laws are quite bizzare,let's remember that the US has banned Kinder surprise eggs.

[@sparkplug1018]

I think every country has their share of stupid, pointless and downright idiotic laws. Honestly some of them seem like the result of some politician getting bored one day.

[@probsty13]

thats cause people are stupid and were chocking on the inner egg lol

[@TerryProthero]

@Chris Nelmes I think banning something that is known to be a choking hazard for little kids isn't quite the same thing as banning weapons because they are known to be used by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That sounds like a false comparison. But if you want to look at U.S. gun laws, you will find similar levels of stupidity. Any gun can kill you. It doesn't really matter whether it looks scary or not. You will be just as dead. Your body doesn't know the difference between bullets from scary guns and bullets from guns that don't look scary.

[@Ben-uc8ms]

True

[@probsty13]

it doesnt matter if you teach your kid not to be a dumbass. the inner egg is pretty damn big. if your kid tries to swallow a kinder surprise they are an idiot. teach them not to swallow shit.

[@DerNesor]

Basically : Counterstrike is forbidden

[@nightlock826]

* bans antiques* Me: Dam I can’t bring my maxim

[@stinger_2237]

Skall. This wasn't mentioned In the video but I was thinking if the adds are so bad on YT you should start making longer rants/your opinion videos. We would watch them.

[@stinger_2237]

Like this video

[@KaiserAfini]

Stinger_ 223 And he would get no ad revenue from them, which is the essence of the issue.

[@stinger_2237]

KaiserAfini no. Not about weapons watch some of his old videos where he talks about other things . Some weapons but not just them

[@ComputingCactus]

3+1 rounds in a shotgun is allowed, anything above is illegal. Oh, but they forgot about detachable magazine fed shotguns, so you can get a SAP6 that can fit a 6 or 11 round mag. Canadian firearms laws were made by turboautists who think just because its a black polymer framed firearm that shoots 5.56 its more dangerous than your grandad's .303 Lee Enfield.

[@Armegeothm]

Which is why the Montreal Polytechnic shooter used a Mini-14. It's a *WOODEN* semi-automatic rifle in 5.56. Totally more safe /s.

[@outko24]

That's not true you can have as many rounds as you want in any pump shotgun the 3 round tube rule is for hunting. Semi auto centre fire long guns in Canada have a 5 round limit but anything manual action or rim fire has no limit.

[@thecanisrebel6306]

How come you stay in Canada if Canada has such jacked weapon laws? Just curious.

[@mikejohnson6369]

I have a telescoping baton, but if I use it to defend myself, I could be charged with assault with a weapon.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

then get a tonfa and use that?? [night stick with side handle]

[@windhelmguard5295]

you think that is weird? in germany you are not allowed to carry a telescoping baton. but you ARE allowed to use it to defend yourself, defend others and to stop a crime in process. even if you are carrying it illegally, you are still allowed to use it in such circumstances, in which case you will only be charged for illegally carrying, not for attacking someone. there are a bunsh of super strange legal situations you can run into in germany. for example you are not allowed to own, grow or deal with weed, but you ARE allowed to consume it. this can lead to situations where you have two guys and a pile of weed, if both guys keep claiming that the other one is the owner, the cops can not proove either guilty of illegal possession. another neat thing is that, in germany, it is absolutely legal to break out of jail, as long as you manage to do so without comiting other fellonies, such as property damage, in the process. but all in all germany gets one thing right. you are allowed to use any means at your disposal to defend yourself, defend others or to stop a crime in process AND you can not be held liable for anything you do as what the law refers to as a "fear response" so if someone threatens you, all bets are off.

[@johnchalkiadakis]

Make him touch it and say it wasn't yours, you may have to improvize a little ;)

[@Riceball01]

Don't forget the law that says that anything that shoots a projectile on top of a barrel, and not through/in, is legally a toy. Never mind that Joerg, of The Slingshot Channel fame, regularly makes "toys" that can punch through a steel breastplate, riveted mail, a folded towel, a bag of dirt, and a car door.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

technically you could be fine depending on circumstances. just like my buddy who stabbed the absolute shit out of some dude attacking a woman. however police may get stupid and try to charge you but in many instances theyll drop it later on, happened to some kid here in toronto, he got grabbed coming out of school walking home by some guys in a van, they forced him to let them into his house to rob it, he ran away once he got inside the door they chased him he grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed the fuck out of the way dude so they ran off, he called cops they showed up and tried charging the kid, till public outrage happened and they dropped the charges. this is also why you carry a cane, because its not illegal to beat some idiot with a cane if he attacks you, plus they make nice self defense canes with solid steel rods down the center ;)

I love when you make fun of stupid laws, keep it up, outlaw.

[@icetiger-4760]

It’s like Canadian lawmakers watched John Wick thinking it was the news.

[@Kiesmander]

I would actually really be interested in knowing if/when this video gets demonetized. It is purely informational and academic in nature, learning about what is and is not illegal in Canada. If you see this and it is demonetized, could you please reply and let me know? Thank you.

[@robertdicke7249]

he needs donations now I think. Everyone wants to blame youtube and the businesses producing ads forgetting their goal is to make money not spread ideology. Yes they do spread ideology but they aren't the thing initiating it... its overwhelming support from its costumers to be this way. The monetization standards have become shit because the consumers are shit... people no longer understand or respect liberty and are authoritarians at heart.

[@yoselsheater9075]

"no longer understand or respect liberty" lol. Anyway I'm glad the idiocy isn't specific and targeted for all your talk about liberty I'm sure you'd look the other way if it didn't affect you. Meaningles platitudes.

[@danielpray5596]

Are pommels legal cuz you could end someone rightly with em!

[@antiRuka]

Only if they are larger than 500mm.

[@SPLICEKNIGHT]

As you mentioned, the whole running theme with a lot of the bans are weapons that are easy to conceal, or make for an efficient weapon to commit violence on a large scale relatively quickly. I personally think most of these prohibitions make a fair bit of sense. Obviously, the firearms that are similar that can be used to the same effect seems odd, but it appears to be done in order to not completely piss off the Canadian gun enthusiasts, and allow hunters to have a decent range of weapons to use in the field. That said, given the state of industrial towns like Oshawa in Ontario Canada, the prohibition of concealed weapons that are not as unweildly as the comparisons you brought up. As someone who knows people in that area personally, it makes sense to have these things banned if they aren't a straight up sword, and would be easy to mark from a distance.

[@aksmex2576]

Channels that make videos that are not "suitable for monetization" help KZbin get viewers and flow of people on to their site but can make shit out it. I am pretty sure KZbin makes money off of non monetized videos, but the people that use them don't. Clearly need alternatives

[@heyllo1337]

Can confirm. I had ads. One if which was ifunny of all fucking things.

[@aenorist2431]

Why would gun ownership in canada surprise anyone? A distant uncle emigrated there, got a phonecall from his daughter that was home alone in the new development "papi, there is a bear in the yard". If you have random Grizzlies showing up, you have an actual reason for a gun.

[@JidoKashi]

Ae Norist Maybe Betsy DeVos was right about "potential grizzlies"

[@vincentbar484]

randomflashbacks Put down the fine ass shrooms you've been consuming.

[@vladtheimpaler3625]

Basically, Canada has no self-defence. Run faster is the only option.

[@EpicLollipop]

I get the gun things sometimes but I've never heard of a store being held up by a flail lmao

[@adamthelost4247]

EpicLollipop give me a day and you will.

[@ghyslainabel]

EpicLollipop, a flail is a weapon made to create injuries, not to kill. In Canada, firearms have 2 purposes: - Kill an animal. A hunter wants a moose dead within 100 metres in less than a hour, not withing 20 km after 3 weeks. - Kill a suspect. If a policeman in Canada fires at someone, it is because he feared for his life. If a policeman does not fear for his life, he has no business to shoot. The only firearms designed to injure are for the military. You kill an opponent, you removed one enemy from the battlefield; you injure an opponent, you removed him and his 2 comrades that pull him out of there. A flail would be a military-grade weapon... OK, an outdated military-grade weapon.

[@jonpaul6948]

Ghyslain Abel So what if a woman fears for her life? She has to call the police, and wait to let him decide if HIS life is in danger before shooting a suspect? Guns are the great equalizer, it is truly a beautiful thing. A 95 pound woman (43kg for those of you who don't measure in Freedom) can stop a 300 pound (136 kg) man from raping or killing her with a single well placed shot. Every human being should have a right to own a gun until they prove they don't deserve that right.

[@ghyslainabel]

jon paul, I understand the feeling. However, what would happen if everyone have a gun? The 95 pounds woman will pull a gun on a 300 pounds man, or the man will come with his gun already pulled out? Beside, what if the woman is afraid for he life, kill a man, and the man had no bad intention whatsoever? There are horns and other non-lethal tools that can be used as self protection. The majority of rapes are done by someone who know the victim. Harvey Weinstein and Roger Ailes used their influence and power and manipulating skills to rape women, not by physically overpowering them. Giving guns to people does not reduce crime www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/ ; a better social safety net helps to reduce crime. People are not stupid, they take the best opportunity they have to live. If crime is the only way to get out of poverty, they will commit crime. By the way, the metric system was invented in France, so we Canadian measure in liberty, equality, fraternity. :)

[@jonpaul6948]

Ghyslain Abel The rape statistics from Sweden and France contradict your whole "women are raped by someone they know" idea. Maybe here (in the West), but not in the new world that the global elites are trying to create. As to your point about guns... the man will at least be on equal terms with the woman if she has access to a gun and he brings his own. If she shoots an innocent man... she goes to jail! That is hard to fathom, I know, but the idea behind law and order is that if you break the law then you go to jail. Remove the firearm, and she has literally zero chance in hell. You are willing to remove the only tool a woman can use to defend herself from rape based on a bunch of what ifs? Also since you pointed out you are from Canada... a woman in your country cannot even own mace to defend herself from a rapist (unless the spray is listed as intended for use against animals). If you remove EVERY weapon from existence, you put women at a natural disadvantage against men. Where is the "equality" and "liberty" there? The only thing I see is "fraternity" with rapists as your brothers.

[@TeamDreamhunter]

In the case of a number of these weapons, they are prohibited because they are/were common weapons used by certain criminal organizations (Yakuza, Mafia, Triads, etc). By making these weapons prohibited, you get what I call the "Al Capone Effect": if the members of these groups cannot be brought up on other criminal charges (IE drug running, human trafficking, etc.), they can still be sentenced for the lesser charge of possessing a prohibited weapon (much like how Al Capone was for tax evasion).

[@Oberstgreup]

Contrary to Hollywood myth, Yakuza and Triads have never, at least in modern history, run around dressed like ninjas with martial arts weapons and swords. They use guns and knives just like the Mafia and any other organized crime syndicates do. All those stupid laws are the result of kids seeing too many kung fu movies and ordering shuriken and nunchakus out of the back of a magazine and hurting each other because they're dumb kids playing with weapons.

[@rayclawicefire2503]

Oberstgreup yep and that could have been solved by parents taking proper care of their kids

[@HalfLifeAMD]

The reason they went after the 32 and 25 cal is someone checked the registry and it worked out to quite a few pistols they could do away with. Apparently a good portion of the registry (15 or so %) was in these cals.

[@Jadener1]

Iam glad I live in Czech Republic, one of the few weapon-educated countries.

[@sparkplug1018]

Are full-auto, weapons over 12.7mm bore, and short barreled rifles legal there? If so, yes id say they have the laws setup correctly.

[@protowinder1451]

Come to America. Buy an anti-material rifle. We'd love to have you.

[@Armegeothm]

Andrew Fontanetta but you can buy and own anti-material rifles in Canada with a generic PAL.... we don't have caliber restrictions on things that aren't handguns....

[@protowinder1451]

Armegeothm that could very well be possible, I was just making a funny. Although I have a hard time imagining rifles such as these are not in the restricted weapons list. But again, very possible

[@Armegeothm]

Andrew Fontanetta The only thing that restricts them is that many are semi-automatic with too large of a magazine. That's it. The Solothurn S-18/1000 is prohibited because 10 round semi-automatic. The far more powerful Anzio 20mm rifle is not, because it's bolt action. Not a single anti-materiel rifle is listed under the Canadian Criminal Code by name, so they fall under standard long gun laws.

[@SgtKOnyx]

Armegeothm And the Barrett is a legal long gun. Background check is all that's required by federal law.

[@sparkplug1018]

The only anti-material rifle he could buy here are 50 cal rifles. All the other fun ones are considered "destructive devices" and require a Form 4 to transfer. Not that I can afford to shoot the ones I own, owing to how scarce the ammo is.

[@enhaxed7839]

The length obsession is down to making sure they aren't easily concealable.

[@kendisdai23]

Rampant Mall Ninjas! Really good band name.

[@GoblinKnightLeo]

+Skallagrim I was just watching Ian McCollum from Forgotten Weapons at a shooting range in Canada with a French light machine gun. I expect that owning an automatic weapon involves more trouble up there than it does here in the US - care to talk about that?

[@burnyburnoutze2nd]

That shooting range was owned by marstar Canada, a company that sells full auto weapons to governments, police forces, museums etc. Long story short, most lowly peasants can't get full auto weapons at all.

[@GoblinKnightLeo]

So they're like a Class 3 dealer here in the US - the only ones who can deal in post-86 machine guns. Gotcha.

[@burnyburnoutze2nd]

WhiteKnight Leo Yes essentially.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

requires a restricted permit almost impossible to get now adays but it is possible, generally the only way to get one now is to inherit a collection that has restricted firearms. - however with said restricted firearms permit it grants you the ability to own fully auto things, but also lets you guy hand guns with calibres smaller then 38 since 32 and 25 are illegal here. or shit like a civilian galil semi auto variant.

[@burnyburnoutze2nd]

bmxriderforlife1234 *prohibited permit. Restricted class licenses are still available for any citizen who has completed the Canadian Restricted firearms safety course. Prohibited licenses are the ones that most civilians can't get, and there are multiple subcategories of prohibited license.

[@alan2here]

DiscWorld occasionally features rare, illegal, and very short crossbows as a shocking horrible thing even in a city full of arms, as they can be concealed.

[@MagraveOfGA]

I was going to ask if they have a differentiation between manufactured and designed for the antique weapons, and then you answered it minutes later... out of all of these, that is the most arbitrary sounding one to me out of the guns list. Granted, down here in the U.S. we tend to have a lot less restrictive laws, even we are sensible enough to class 'antique' firearms by the design date rather than the manufacture date.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

yeah but the united states also has alot of places with next to no gun laws where if someone wanted to they could cause alot of damage. lol oh if you dont have a permit dont fully load the gun, sorry but thats dumb people cant be trusted. mind you canada does need to be more like the states but you guys need to be more like us as well. some gun laws are needed and a smart idea, some control is fine, though we took it too far like california but you guys are too lax.

[@OspreyKnight]

Random shootings are so incredibly rare that they're not actually a problem(even if you use the BS 300 mass shootings a year number). Crime on the other hand is very different, but with that the problem is a matter of intent and weapon choice and or availability of it is effectively not an issue.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

random shootings maybe however bystanders in targeted shootings are common, drakes friend(another rapper) just got murdered in my city, we also just had another shooting of a real estate agent at a restaurant. gun laws can be helpful but can also get out of head quick. though as stats prove getting rid of guns just makes them move to other weapons.

[@SithLord2066]

This needs a 2020 update. Canada just had a big mass shooting incident and their govt is going nuts confiscating guns.

[@Dmv216661]

I live in Massachusetts and we have super strict weapons laws BUT any knife or blunt weapon thats illegal is, for the most part, just illegal to carry. You can own most of this stuff and keep it in your home AND use it in a home defense situation as well and you arent breaking any laws. Also we can buy modern repros of pre 1899 "non" firearms the same way we could with originals. Its just the black powder thats harder to get

[@claytonallen6479]

What about a spiked stone mace? Legal?

[@ericbeall7675]

Thank for for Texas. 23 MILLION guns. New law just passed allowing me to carry swords if I wish?? Nah ill just continue to carry my sig p320 (as adopted by the US army earlier this year)

[@rongusta11]

Eric Beall may I cosplay a pirate in Texas with a musket and cutlass?

[@llazyllama1]

You certainly can, and they don't even have to be replicas. You just have to avoid schools, churches/places of worship, liquor stores, military bases, and certain other restricted areas. Other than that, you're good. Of course individual store owners have the legal right to ask you to leave if they choose, but that is their freedom to allow or disallow you onto their property.

[@sauragnmon]

The catch on the auto-to-semi conversions is that they have to be proven not to be easily RETURNED to automatic fire capacity. The VZ-58 is actually a great example of the regulation - they were Semi-auto conversions that were imported, until the RCMP proved it actually wasn't very difficult to convert them to automatic. Another good example is the first imported Semi-auto QBZ-97 rifles that were brought over from China - they were conversions, but the RCMP proved they weren't excessively hard to refit, so they were banned until Norinco went about making it a far harder process to do, at which point the import ban was altered to accept for this.

[@breechare]

So in Canada, if someone breaks into your house can you use a gun to shoot them dead? I understand that Canada doesn't have 'stand your ground' laws like in the U.S. but would you get in trouble if you tried to defend yourself with a firearm?

[@TS111WASD]

Chad Gates “Defending” In the US you can murder someone if they are on your property as long as you feel “Threatened”. What a bunch of pussies.

[@beardannyboy]

@@TS111WASD I know right? If they had any kind of balls they would just let themselves get robbed, raped and killed. That's brave as fuck!

[@mickeyhavoc939]

Hold the phone.... You mean to tell me, that when I was 10 and playing around with an old plumb bob, (throwing it at trees/grappling) I was playing with an illegal weapon xD For those who don't know, a plumb bob is a tool and it's just a teardrop-shaped weight attached to a string/rope with some kind of handle attached to the other end of the rope... The plumb bob is iligal and you can buy it at home depot haha

[@Armegeothm]

You see, it isn't a ball with spikeS, it's a "ball" with a single "spike". Perfectly legal

[@mickeyhavoc939]

To be clear, I was talking about the plumb bob being very similar to the Kusari, kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3jJaGasrLx6jpIm39s

[@Armegeothm]

Mickey Havoc Right. I guess because cones aren't geometrical shapes, apparently. Somebody go give Parliament a third grade education.

[@SngJason]

The kusari is mentioned specifically so it would only be illegal if it's metal weights connected to a chain. I think strings don't count

[@SngJason]

The kusari is mentioned specifically so it would only be illegal if it's metal weights connected to a chain. I think strings don't count

[@honorb4glory606]

KZbin keeps suggesting your videos to me, and I keep watching them. I may disagree with you a lot, but it's time I finally subscribed...

[@Skallagrim]

That's okay, I even disagree with some of my older videos myself. :)

[@LucVNO]

Sword cane legit. Baseball bat machete legit. Comb knife not legit. Das sexssisss

[@evanlauria9959]

LucVNO speech 100

[@LucVNO]

Ive had it fully raised since skyrim was on ps3.

[@amandawagner-hillaby7353]

LucVNO I

[@jooot_6850]

Tell that to the Canadian lawmakers and they’ll scramble to not be called bigots lol

[@Jiggityjax]

Legit lol you mean legal

[@martiniusheienaustad1316]

10:01 Me: Pulls up eith belt fed bolt action rifle eith 500 rounds

[@CaptainTomAN94]

I frequently enjoy learning some of the gun laws in other countries. Usually there are a few gun laws that I really like (For instance Canada requiring a license to own a gun), but then there are also always dozens of completely arbitrary rules that make absolutely no sense. The Spas-12 ban is really hilarious - it's so obvious most gun laws are written by people who's firearm knowledge stopped at the Terminator franchise. Thanks @Skallagrim!

[@SonofIiberty]

Gun licences are retarded. Why should the state be the judge of who can be armed or not. 100% chance the state couldnt pass its own background check.

[@cityandsuburb]

I must echo the sentiment which mentioned how pompous your laws sound, I can assure you that regardless of geography, laws generally read dreadfully...! I guess a fair chunk of latin text has been crunched up & sprinkled into the mix - which doesn't help. I really enjoyed your presentation, many thanks for going to the trouble of uploading it. Good man. Gus.

[@blacktemplar9499]

well... i haven't heard that nukes aren't legal

[@sparkplug1018]

Cant remember which states it is, but 1 state and a city in California actually have laws prohibiting their usage. Pretty stupid right? Whaling is also illegal in Utah, who knew.

[@bastiaan0741]

11:46 this knowledge would've saved a few broomsticks in my youth.

[@durandol]

As hands could theoretically be used to bludgeon someone, and in an effort to ensure safety and long-term societal stability, all hands are now restricted. Anyone not in possession of the required license(s)/permit(s) must turnover any and all collected and/or previously attached hands to the local Hand Reclamation Center immediately for removal and incineration.

[@transsylvanian9100]

hands =/= guns. try killing 60 people from a distance using only your hands. if you can do it we may have another discussion about banning *your* hands specifically. otherwise stfu.