Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino determined that guns "have one purpose and one purpose only and that is to kill people." Self-defense, the ability to remain autonomous as a nation, overall peace of mind – the list that he seems to have forgotten goes on. Criminals will always have access to guns. The people are completely defenseless now against both criminals and the government (perhaps, a synonym to criminals).

Conservative MP Raquel Dancho rightfully claimed that this act "will do nothing to stop the flow of illegal handguns." "Instead of addressing the true source of gun crime in Canada, the Liberal government is unilaterally banning imports without parliamentary input, impacting a multi-billion dollar industry and thousands of retailers and small businesses, with very little notice," Dancho said.