Please post all your Gun Politics or Ban-related ideas, initiatives, comments, suggestions, news articles, and recommendations in this thread.

First and foremost, this is a Canadian Gun community, so keep it at least decently related to both of those things. Just because an election is coming up, doesnt make any and all canadian politics fair game. While these threads are typically looser about off-topic posting, there is no need for personal attacks and flamewars.

Credible sources providing new information will of course be fine to post regularily, but as time passes we may start sending new post talking about old news here. To prevent the main community being flooded with dozens of similar threads, text posts complaining about/asking about/chatting about the OIC will also likely be sent here.

This normally runs every month, but we will try having it repost a new thread every 14 days for now.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

In the current state this community is intended to be a copy-paste of /r/canadaguns with the perks of being apart of the federated community! - the rules here are rough, however will be adapted over time to better suite Lemmy and this community.

Applications for moderators are much appreciated! Basically all that is being asked is you 1) have a valid Canadian PAL/RPAL 2) easy & open communication 3) assist in typical moderator duties.

Can contact me here on Lemmy for more information.

COMMUNITY RULES:

[1] Disrespectful/Insulting or Hateful Comments

Civility, Courtesy, and Politeness, is expected within this community. A post or comment may be removed if it's considered in violation of sh.itjust.works RULES, and User Agreement. Argumentative comment chains are subject to removal. Egregious offences, and repeat offenders may result in the user banned from the community.

Racism, bigotry, intolerance, or otherwise extremist posts/comments/behaviour WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in this community. Users doing so will be permanently banned from the community.

[2] Illegal Activity/Statement of Violence

Posts or comments that promote or suggest the breaking of Firearms laws or Criminal Code of Canada, WILL be removed.

Posts/comments calling for, suggesting, blatant/veiled threats of violence towards Government/Provincial officials, individuals, groups, etc. WILL NOT be tolerated. Users doing so will be banned from the community.

This may include posts/comments asking "How many laws would I be breaking if... / Is it legal if..." or similarly worded.

[3] Not Relevant Content

This community is for the discussion of Canadian firearms ownership, shooting sports, safety of firearms, Gun Clubs, Firearms groups, advocacy, and the Canadian political effects of online communities/groups.

Posts, commenting, articles, and discussions are to be specific to Canada and Canadian laws.

Off-topic, non-relevance to the context of a submission, exaggerated/extremist commenting may be removed at moderator discretion.

If there is a major event/change in another country that you think would be worthy of discussion here, please contact the moderators first to review for content & suitability for the community.

Generic news articles about crime, containing the word "gun, "weapon", etc., and not necessarily relatable to the context of this community, may be removed. This isn't a gun crime community.

Memes that are copied/pasted from other communities, are reposts, or are not relevant to Canadian firearms ownership may be removed at the moderator's discretion.

Major off topic tangents/fights/mudslinging can result in bans.

[4] Editorialized/Sensationalized Title

Posts/articles linked to the community will have their original titles as published, and not editorialized/sensationalized/personal opinion injected into the title.

Self-posts primarily containing a link to an article will be removed, and users asked to re-submit as a link-post. Users submitting Self-posts with personal commentary on a linked article, will be asked to re-submit as link-post, with that commentary posted as a top-level comment. Self-posts discussing a previously submitted article will be asked to post as a comment in the original thread.

Incongruent formatting, meme-level, non-standard lettering/capitalization, emojis, or secondary lettering - This titling type may be denied submission, at Moderator discretion.

[5] Transactions or Advertisements

Transactions of ANY TYPE, including trades/offers, "WTB/WTT/WTS", gifting, and direct advertising ARE BANNED from being conducted through sh.itjust.works/Lemmy, and will NOT be allowed in this community. Users may be temporarily or permanently banned for any transactions posted on the community.

This may also include: anything gun related, references/links to sales, discounts, events, promotions, screenshots/pics of vendor websites/flyers/etc. If a post/comment could be construed as an advertisement, either blatantly or subtly, it may be removed at Mod discretion.

In reference to this thread, we are expanding this rule to cover any links to retail sites, as well as references to purchase prices.

Vendors, self-promotion and official flair: Please see here prior to posting as a business or advertising sales, deals, etc. Users claiming as a Vendor must have Moderator discussion & approval prior to having Vendor status granted.

[6] Previous/Duplicate/Related Submission

Posts may be removed if they have been previously submitted.

If you have received this message for a post that you posted, then REMOVED, then REPOSTED, message the mod team. We do not have the time to check every single post to see if you pulled the original.

Repeated posts on the same topic (from different media agencies or relevant to a previously submitted post) MAY be removed, and users may be asked to post in a current thread/megathread.

[7] Forum Log-On/Paywalled Content

When linking to an on-line firearms forum with a required login (ie. CGN), please screenshot or post the entire text. Please include the link to the original article, for veracity.

If a website has a paywall, please indicate this in the title, or use the "PAYWALL" flair. Content of the article behind a paywall may be required to be copied into the text of the post submission.

[8] Image Hosting & Acceptable Image or Document Sites

In spirit of FOSS & self hosting it is encouraged to manage your own image hosting. If this is not possible alternatives like Imgur will suffice.

Do not use links to Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or other similarly hosted drive files. These are too easily manipulated for phishing.

For document uploads/linking, please provide warnings in the file type (ie. PDF, Exel, etc.) and may require Moderator intervention and review. Mods reserve the right to refuse to open these links, for the security of their own systems.

[9] OIC Discussion & Politics Threads

These will be the place to post discussion and questions about the OIC Ban, party platforms (re: firearms), opinion pieces (re: firearms), political news (re: firearms), etc. If it involves the proposed federal policy(s), relevance to the election, party platforms, etc., those type of posts will be asked of users to be put in these threads. New/major info can be posted normally (at mod discretion), however stuff rehashing/reposting about old news will be shifted into those threads.

This post will refresh every month.

[10] Legal Advice

All posts where police or the CFO are actively involved in an investigation of the person the post is related to will be removed. The person in question requires immediate assistance of a properly licensed attorney. Posting about the case, or requesting advice from internet strangers, can result in bad outcomes.

The moderation team will, at its discretion, remove any posts asking for, or giving, legal advice.

Any posts or comments using ChatGPT or any similar AI to source legal advice will immediately be removed.

Posts regarding things like Estates will be directed to the Newbies/FAQ thread. Relevant links are provided there.

Questions about legalities will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the moderator team.

CONTENT REMINDER:

All posts and comments are subject to moderator review, and may be removed in accordance with the above rules. Post or comment removals may be applied with, or without warning. All users agree to these rules, in spirit of the context, upon initially viewing, commenting, participating, or subscribing to this community. Users which continually or purposefully breach these rules, or otherwise disturb the overall intent of this community, may be banned with or without warning.

REPORTING CONTENT:

If you come across content in this community, either by way of submitted posts or commenting, which violates the community rules, please use the report button. This will highlight the comment for moderator review, and allow us to deal with it faster.

Also, it is beneficial for us to receive an explanation as to why a post/comment has been reported. Reports without substantiation or legitimacy, may be ignored. Please feel free to message us.