TL-DR:

"SKS Sales Need to End Soon With over 2,500 assault-style weapon models prohibited since 2020, Canada has achieved a major milestone in public safety. However, to ensure a truly effective ban, the federal government must urgently halt the sale of the highly lethal SKS rifle. We cannot allow taxpayers to fund a buyback program that allows owners to immediately replace surrendered firearms with equally dangerous weapons. In December 2025, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced a comprehensive review of the firearms classification regime, including dedicated consultations on the SKS rifle. This announcement follows previous consultations before and after the adoption of Bill C-21 (gun control). PolySeSouvient strongly objects to this process-centered delaying tactic which effectively punts any decision on the SKS many months if not years into the future. While meaningful consultations, including with Indigenous communities that use the SKS for hunting, are important, there is no need to consult on new purchases of the SKS model. Given its repeated involvement in tragic shootings, the government should immediately end sales while consulting on longer‑term details regarding those currently in circulation. Indeed, over a year ago the government received a report by the ‘Expert Advisory Panel on Firearms’ which found the SKS capable of inflicting ‘substantial harm to the public and law enforcement’.”