But I would still like to have 50 of those black squirrels I remember from my posting in Onterible. Those things are the size of a house cat.
Of course a dozen trained angry carpets (Badgers) are local to my area...

As it looks more all the time like we will have to survie in place, (note: there is a man named David Morris who wrote a manual called Survive in Place...check it out online, you can join his FB page and sign up to get newsletters) I am hoping we have lots of time to revamp the house...if we still have a couple of years we may take off siding and replace it with stone, tin the roof (fire protection), the yard needs fenced- Vyn. fencing with key lock gates, solar motion lights, we already have those outside metal blinds in the front(business in Okotoks installs them) and need them put on the back..locks down like fort knocks, need to get new doors and install wood/steel slats acroos them inside, need a big dog or 2, and whatever else can be done to get this home as impenetrable as possible.

We are still stuck with registration in Ontario, to the best of my knowledge. Quebec is gonna still do it too I heard. It'll be picked up by provincial do-gooders.

Actually we are not stuck with registration in Ontario. Its a federal matter and federal jurisdiction. Any attempt by the provinces to "register" gun owners won't stand up Constitutionally.. It's just rhetoric and sabre rattling by some provinces to gain voters of a particular demograph. No diferent then those on city council in Toronto who want to ban hand gun ownership. They can pass by laws about where they can be used, but don't have the authority to ban them. It's just more positioning.

While I'm amused, and a little scared at some of the mindsets on this board about guns and how to militarize your home....I am fairly disgusted by the attempt at banning guns and the piss poor coverage by the media of the facts. It isn't gun owners who are shooting people on the streets. Nor there guns. Its the illegal hand guns being imported from the stats illegally. Clamp down on that. Banning legal gun owners will have virtually no effect on the gun issues facing Toronto or any other major city....

Exactly. Nice to hear from you on this.

An interesting bit on the news yesterday. It seems that they've found another glitch with the long gun registry. For some reason, several hundred handguns were registered on the long gun registry and now that it's been scrapped those hand gun registrations are lost. So now there are several hundred, previously, legally registered, now unregistered hundguns across the country. So, if you're concerned about whether or not your hand gun is still legal, call the CFO's office. Make sure you have your registration papers handy. For those who don't care, oh well. Keep in mind that the government will probably hold you legally responsible for correcting their mistake.

The good news about this is that there is now a job for all the people who work at the registry to do. Especially since it made the news.
A single mom in a big city who is scared of guns because she watched a movie and people were shot, will write a touching email to her MP.
The MP will overreact and bring it up in session. A few calls will be made and a bureaucrat will then send the order to the little people who have been sitting on their hands since the registry fell down will search relentlessly until all the bad guns are found.

I can say that a PAL is worth the investment.

My family each has one. I wanted them to be properly trained in the safe handling and operation of firearms.

I am also a Black Badge holder so I can compete in IPSC shoots. Without a Black Badge, you can come out to IDPA and '3-gun' events. They usually have new shooter days.

Home defense is worst case scenario. At my local outfitter store, they have non-lethal rounds for 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. They have rubber buck shot, slugs & VZ Star rounds.

Shooting through drywall and harming your family & neighbours defeats the purpose of defense. You will become a bigger hazard if you are not trained properly in the correct 'course of fire' and ammunition.

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Getting a PAL is the only way. They must know the same information from all of us.

This is good because it screens out potential problems or troublemakers from those of us whom are law abiding hunters & sport shooters.

Everyone I know has a PAL and unless there is a specific criminal history or domestic dispute, you will easily obtain a PAL.

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True. I got my 'Hunters Safety' course at age 7 and would regularly buy 22 ammo from the small town general store to shoot gophers. That was the education back then. Simpler times indeed.

The criminals will obtain firearms through any means other than buying them from the store.

The PAL screening process just asks the questions we all think about but charges for them.

I have a lot of firearms and train regularly but as I have seen on many ranges, there is always the pissed off guy not wanting to store his firearm properly, etc. Ranges have been warned to clean up these guys or face losing their license.

I have worked for both the US & Canadian governments and I can tell you honestly, they know more about you than you think and applying for your PAL will yield no new information for them.

I compete with shooters of all walks, from ranchers/farmers, business men, law enforcement/active military & instructors from Front Sight & Magpul Dynamics.

Paying for a PAL is for safety. Paying for my tactical training is a whole new dynamic. Both were worth it.

We both have our restricted pals. This means that they know we own guns but we do so legally. If you're so upset about something that you cannot change, then in the end you'll be left looking for that bow and arrow while the bad guys are reloading.

I look at it as a choice of lesser evils and decided not to cut off my nose to spite my face. (how many bad sayings can I put in here?) So we own and train with our firearms even though I don't believe a registry makes the streets safer. As has been said before, the real problem lies with criminals and gangs who bring in their own weapons across the border.

I listened to a CBC radio interview this week with this father who's son had been killed in a random shooting in Toronto. He's trying to have handguns banned. I couldn't help but get angry and think what a f%&*g moron! Let's ban legal handguns to make Toronto safer?!? What a freaking retard. It actually made me lose sympathy for his loss. (cold I know, but I'm being honest here)

So I make a conscious choice to let the government know my business but at least I have the ability to own and train with what I feel is a necessary prep. It is also fun to go shooting our zombie targets on date night 😀

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Gravlore, this past year I have restored two Cooey 22's (model 600, bolt action, tube magazine).

After taking it apart, I used SOS pads dipped in a bit of water, while wiping the rust paste off with paper towel.

Use q-tips down in the tube mag opening below where the bolt normally sits.

The bolt: pull apart slowly and drip gun oil in between the two ends and let it drip forward until it comes out the firing pin. Blast out with air & wipe down excellent oil.

It wlll sing like a song after re-assembly.

All the rest of the chamber and gun await a good cleaning.