Ep. 188: Why Canada Really Bans Your Guns | Blair Hagen NFA
About this episode
Travis Bader interviews Blair Hagen about the current state of firearms laws in Canada and the challenges faced by gun owners.
Get your FREE Authorization to Carry guide: https://www.silvercore.ca/authorization-to-carry Blair Hagen has spent 30 years fighting Canada's firearms laws, and now, days after the National Firearms Association lost its president Rick Igercich, he is the one holding it together. In this episode of the Silvercore Podcast, Travis Bader sits down with Hagen, executive vice president and now acting president of the NFA, for a clear-eyed look at where Canada's gun fight actually stands in 2026: the assault-style firearm confiscation, the Order in Council (OIC) bans, the handgun freeze, and the amnesty that keeps getting extended because almost no one is complying. Hagen survived two armed robberies behind the counter of a Vancouver gun store, then was refused a permit to protect himself. He explains why firearms in Canada get banned for how they look rather than what they do, why a serious gun charge is the first thing a prosecutor drops, why the numbers behind the confiscation do not add up, and the one thing every gun owner can actually do that works. What we get into: Why "assault-style firearm" is a political marketing term, not a legal one The "comply or become a criminal" trap…
People in this episode
Host: Travis Bader
Guest: Blair Hagen
Topics covered
- firearms laws
- gun control
- Canada
- National Firearms Association
- self-defense
- political marketing
Keywords
- firearms
- gun bans
- assault-style firearms
- handgun freeze
- Authorization to Carry
- NFA
- self-defense permits
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Firearms Association
Places: Canada, Vancouver
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