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For anyone who has heard Darryl Schemenauer’s opinions on federal firearms legislation, the sign in front of his shop won’t be too much of a surprise.
“Clearance – Retirement Sale – Thanks to Carney and the Liberal Government,” read the portable sign on Albert Street.
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The news of Schemenauer’s pending retirement is bringing customers through the doors of TnT Gun Works in north Regina.
“Last fall, I kind of decided that 35 years in business was enough, and the Liberal government’s really making my decision a lot easier,” Schemenauer said in an interview.
“It’s getting tougher and tougher with them in power, and I just made my decision to end it.”
He said there was no tipping point in his decision.
Schemenauer says business has picked up since this sign went up on Albert Street. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
“We were destroying so many firearms that are expensive, people’s belongings, and it’s just a shame what they’re doing here,” he said. “And a lot of the people don’t know what’s really happening out there, and it’s just terrible what the government is doing to this trade.
“I don’t see a lot of good about the future in this industry, the way they’re taking firearms out of the hands of honest people.”
He believes Saskatchewan, with its hunting and fishing, will always be a good place to be. He said he feels much of what he did will be carried on by other businesses.
“We’re more of an elite type of a business with what we’re doing for the public in the repair department, like that. We can still buy new, used. We did insurance claims. We did everything for the public. And yeah, someone will pick up a majority of what we have done.”
The decline in the things the shop can do would make it a lot less appealing to potential buyers, he said, adding the loss of handguns was bad for the business along with parts from the United States.
Schemenauer doesn’t have a firm closing date.
“It’s been a pretty good 35 years,” he said. “We’ve done well, I think, and just the last few years, it’s just not fun anymore in here.
“And when you’re not having fun, it’s time to quit.”
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