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Canada’s three territories account for almost 40% of the country’s landmass, but only one third of one percent of the population, so it’s not as if you can just stop by your favourite taco stand anytime you’re feeling hungry.

According to 2016 figures, Yukon’s two-legged population was 35,875 while estimates put Yukon’s moose population at around 70,000, or two moose for every man, woman and child. So, it’s not a stretch to understand how a lot of families fill their freezers up here.

But under Bill C-71, owners of non-restricted firearms — most typically hunting and wildlife control rifles and shotguns — will now be required to jump through additional hoops when purchasing the most common types of firearms used to fill Yukon freezers.

Owners of restricted firearms — legally acquired and registered handguns and “assault weapons” — will now require additional paperwork to transport them to a certified gunsmith or gun show, the kinds of places where other law-abiding gun hobbyists congregate, all of whom are subjected to daily criminal background checks and are arguably some of the most law-abiding Canadians in the country.

By the way, the term “assault weapon” is to a restricted long gun as the term “Nascar” is to a Honda Civic with chrome mags, pin striping and a spoiler. Just because it looks fast on the outside doesn’t mean what’s under the hood is anything like what you see barrelling around the track in Daytona. Nor do “assault weapon” appearances mean the firearms in question are functionally anything like their military counterparts.