Quote Originally Posted by TacticalCanuck View Post
Hi there,

You seem quite nervous and a little skittish on legally owning a firearm. Until you find a way to be comfortable with the idea I would avoid owning one.

Steps you need to take:

1) Take a registered firearms safety course and be sure you understand all the rules regulations and legislation

2) while you are waiting for the few months it takes for the government to process all the paperwork, buy and install a quality safe in your home. Make it as big as you can afford. Guns are like potatoe chips, you cant have just one.

3) take all the classes you can at the club you join regarding safe handling and storage. Ask questions.

4) dont refer to yourself as a survivalist. I am good with it I get it - beans bandaids and bullets - but this type of thinking is currently taboo and in the US it will get you on the "no fly" list faster than you can curse a KSG for not loading properly. Keep those thoughts and ideas to those who share them with you. Instead, openly talk about bushcrafting, homesteading and wilderness emergency preparedness. We know what you really mean. Plus, survivalists are discredited all the time as being paranoid and conspiracy theorists. While we know the government lies to us on a daily basis wait until you get your hall pass before you spout off on it.

5) just relax. There are millions of gun owners in Canada. When you look at the real stats its safer than being a liscenced automobile driver. And if you keep your love of your hobby to friends you can trust i would imagine it isnt something to worry to hard on.
Hello you are correct, I am a little nervous about owning one if ever. The issues are never about me personally, but rather it concerns love ones. I didn't grow up around guns, seen illegal guns before, had one pointed at me by this thug... It's seems I'm paranoid yes... but it's more so because I want to hear opinions and view the different angles and scenarios of owning a gun. I ask specific questions looking for answers, if it makes sense to me it's knowledge I've obtain...

1) I'm looking into it, I believe the firearms safety course it's about 8-10 hrs then a test I think? Got to look at the link again.

2) if I own one, it will only be one...

3) if I own one I will take every measure to keep it safe, and learn all I can to handle it, and to be a competent owner

4) I think I said I'm somewhat of a survivalist... But anyways what I meant is I enjoy the outdoors, camping, and fishing, getting dirty... As you know... Yes it's taboo that guns and survivalists in places like US goes hand in hand, painted negatively as anti government I'm sure... That's a whole different subject matter brother... Lol

Thank you for your input.