Ep. 22: Ineffective Gun Control & the Canadian Gun Ban

In this episode of The Silvercore Podcast, Travis Bader sits down with Shane Mathieson of Reliable Gun in Vancouver BC. Listen in as they discuss how Reliable Gun got it’s start, the recent OIC firearms ban and how it’s affecting business as well as how COVID has impacted gun sales and more! 

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Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction [00:00:00 - 00:01:25]


• Reliable Gun’s start [00:01:26 - 00:06:23]


• Pheasant Hunting [00:06:24 - 00:09:20]


• Reliable Gun & Tackle [00:09:21 - 00:11:54]


• COVID affects on business [00:11:55 - 00:14:02]


• OIC firearms ban [00:14:03 - 00:20:49]


• Picking apart the firearms ban legislation [00:20:49 - 00:23:31]


• Firearms ban affects & banding together [00:23:32 - 00:28:56]


• Ban of 12 gauge shotguns & politics [00:28:57 - 00:31:09]


• Shooters are normal people [00:31:09 - 00:34:04]


• Online consumerism vs. in person purchases [00:34:05 - 00:36:16]


• Prohibited rifle [00:36:17 - 00:37:35]


• Insights on the firearm ban & the stigma around firearms owners [00:37:35 - 00:46:58]


• Statistics & Firearms in the media [00:46:59 - 00:49:36]


• Interpretations, buyback & grandfathering of firearms banned [00:49:37 - 00:50:43]


• Hunting as an essential service [00:50:45 - 00:52:06]


• Raising awareness [00:52:06 - 00:54:27]


• Reliable Sales [00:54:27 - 00:55:35] 


• Outro [00:55:36 - 00:56:03]

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources which may be beneficial to you:

• Silvercore [00:00:00 - 00:01:06]


• Reliable Gun [00:01:09] [00:01:31] [00:01:47] [00:02:31] [00:03:28] [00:05:51] [00:05:56]  [00:06:32] [00:09:25] [00:17:35] [00:22:57] [00:23:32][00:54:28] [00:55:38]


• Poldi Bentley [00:02:03] [00:02:11] [00:02:20] [00:02:29]


• Taka Kuwata, team White Rice [00:05:43]


• Boy Scouts of Canada [00:06:07]


• ALS Society of BC [00:06:12]


• Big Bar Guest Ranch [00:06:45]


• Lee Enfield [00:09:37]


• M1 Garand [00:09:38]


• Section 117.15, criminal code [00:20:55] 


• Walther OSP [00:21:39]


• Walther GSP [00:21:39]


• International shooting union (now ISSF) [00:22:01] [00:22:04][00:22:13] [00:22:40]


• 3gun [00:22:09]


• DCRA, Dominion of Canada Rifle Association [00:22:22] 


• CSSA [00:24:53] [00:25:07] [00:37:35]


• NFA [00:24:54] [00:25:05]


• CCFR [00:24:55] [00:25:04] [00:37:48]


• Marty Hayes [00:27:09]


• Firearms Academy of Seattle [00:27:10]


• Meat Eater, Steve Rinella [00:31:47]


• Accuracy International [00:36:19] [00:36:38]

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