Hehe was looking forward to coming home today because I knew I might be able to get a few toys. Canada Post delivers to my house just after 5:30pm typically so I made sure I was home to receive my Gen 4 Glock 19 and Stag Arms nickel boron coated BCG.
I picked up the Glock 19 used a couple of weeks back because I like the smaller form factor and because it was a great deal with 10 magazines. I’m also happy to report that the trigger on this thing is much nicer than on my Glock 17, not as good as the HK SFP9 but not as mushy as the bigger Glock. Last weekend I also ordered a Stag Arms M16 profile nickel boron coated BCG and it’s sweet. I’ll put it in the DD MK18 and keep the DD BCG as a spare if this works out, nickel boron is easier to clean and has a natural lubricity blah blah blah, it’s suppose to be better. 🙂
Thinking about going to the range again this weekend but I have a 2 day rifle class next weekend so maybe I’ll just skip it and spend some time with the family, it’s all good. 😀
Dear Mr. Sun,
I see you are really into the shooting sports, good for you. Are you involved with archery too? I haven’t seen any posts about archery on your blog so I assume you might not be.
I know that Canada has fairly tight gun control laws as compared to the States. How do you view this situation, are Canadian laws too restrictive? Did you also oppose the Long Gun Registry and all forms of gun ownership tracking?
Cheers … Anonymous
Hi there.
No, while I would like to get into archery I haven’t tried it yet.
Gun culture in Canada and the US is quite different and while I think some of our laws go a bit far, overall I think the system we have in place is good at keeping guns out of the hands of those who should not have them (the RCMP runs a criminal background check on me everyday). I believe in licensing and personally have even go a step further and am insured in case anything happens. I don’t worry about the government tracking my guns, just like I don’t worry about them tracking the number of cars I own for instance.
I would say however if I’m granted the privilege of owning guns, then I should be able to own whatever I want. For instance an AK47 is prohibited by name but my CSA vz58 which is a Czech made rifle that cosmetically similar and fires the same round is perfectly legal and something I can hunt with (if I wanted). The HK MP5 fires a pistol cartridge while my DD MK18 which is the same approximate size fires a rifle round but the MP5 is prohibited (or the civilian HK94 version too). I don’t agree with the magazine limit either, right now a $0.05 rivet keeps my rifle mags legal for instance but they take 2 seconds to pop out (I don’t think a criminal cares about mag limits) and I’ve bought mags brand new from the store that have had faulty rivets.
I get why politicians target legal gun owners though, we’re low hanging fruit and it gives the public the appearance that they’re doing something about gun violence when they’re really not. Crime is already illegal, targeting those who obey the laws does nothing for safety of our society.
I wouldn’t carry a gun if I had the opportunity, I don’t worry about my safety in Toronto and am glad that guns are not prevalent like down south.