a few staright canadian facts
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2002 1:58 pm
A reply to set things straight
There has never been a ban on any non military kind of gun in Canada other than fully automatic weapons and at
the beginning of the year 2000, assault rifles were added. The changes to our laws that the US gun lobby has
gotten so pissed off about is that we have to register all firearms now, there is no ban whatsoever. We have
always had to have an FAC (firearm acquisition certificate) That is a certificate good anywhere in Canada that
has to be presented before you can buy a gun of any type. You obtain the certificate from the local police.
They check your criminal history and you have to present your training certificate. That is a certificate to
verify that you have attend a firearms safe handling course, offered by fish and game clubs, and gun clubs.
You have to have it before you can get an FAC.
I own 55 weapons, of which 18 are handguns. I have no special permits, or allowance to have these guns, just
the regular paperwork everyone now has to have. I could have 5000 if I wanted. I just am not allowed to carry
guns on me. So there is no problem, and the statistics are far weighted to our way of doing things, as to
death and safety. In Canada if we were carrying a gun, it would be assumed we were out to hunt people. That is
not allowed. Our system of no carrying, is better than the one in the US.
Since my posting hit the newsgroup I have been email attacked like I could have never believed. Pretty
venomous things about Canadians and about what should happen to me. One guy, and a regular poster has even
invited my down so he can show me what a real beating is all about. I'll pass. I like the people in the US,
but I sure as hell don't
like their thoughts when someone disagrees with them.
Tom McKenzie
Nanaimo BC Canada
tom@...