Airsoft guns — air-powered replica guns that shoot plastic pellets — are a hobby for some and a business for others, but Canada’s proposed gun law could put an end to both.
Bill C-21, as originally drafted, was designed to ban handguns. Now Ottawa says the prohibition could apply to importing, exporting and selling unregulated replicas that look like modern firearms.
Ken Cheung, owner of 007 Airsoft in Calgary, said many of the products in his shop, which he has been running for the past 25 years, would be considered too realistic under the law if the bill is passed. Cheung’s business also