The response to new gun laws in Canada has been swift – in just two days, customers had already bought almost all the handguns at Wanstalls Hunting and Shooting in Maple Ridge.
Owner Craig Jones remarked that if there hasn’t been a loud reaction from the industry – shops like his, it’s because they are busy selling out their stock. The rush on firearms comes after new restrictions that are the most dramatic changes yet in the industry, he said.
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