2011-06-20, 09:43 | Link #261 | |
そんなやさしくしないで。。。
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2011-06-20, 14:15 | Link #262 |
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Hi guys, sorry to interrupt your discussion, but
I am new to the field of guns. I have never held a gun before and only saw them tucked in policemen pouches. I am wondering if I have to get any kind of licence to fire a gun. I know you have to have a licence to own one, but how about firing? It's just that I feel I need to know more about these dangerous weapons, if i ever were to be forced to use one. Thanks for your help!
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2011-06-20, 15:33 | Link #263 | |
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Then you are to sign up at a state-registered shooting range where you are required to learn the basics of firearm maintenance and at the very least prove that you are not clumsy enough to inadvertently shoot yourself in the foot - or worse, someone else's. On top of that, you've got to prove to a firearms/safety inspector that you do have a secure location in your home (a safe, for example, or an inconspicuous cabinet) wherein you can store the weapon (preferably under lock), away from casual/indiscriminate reach (the case of children being the foremost argument for this condition). I heard - don't take my word for granted, I'm trying to recall what one of my friends (who was trying to get a right to own a pistol and a competition bolt action rifle) told me - that the right to carry a weapon is kind of separate from the right to own one, but you need a good justification for that application (like self-protection, risky profession, etc.)...unless, of course, the gun stays home and doesn't ever go outside, save for the shooting range. Dunno whether the legislation changed since I heard that; it was a long time ago, mind you. But that's how it's done in my country. Dunno how it goes in the US or in Canada, but make no mistake, there is paperwork to wade through if your country imposes strict regulations on firearms ownership and use.
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2011-06-20, 16:20 | Link #264 | |
I disagree with you all.
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I guess that shooting a gun under supervision from someone who knows which end the bullet comes out of doesn't require a license (that'd be a bit of a catch-22 where you need a license to learn enough to earn a license...), but it's just that: a guess. |
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2011-06-20, 20:01 | Link #265 | |
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Location: Virginia
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State side it depends on the state! Some states require a permit to both own and carry a gun, some just a permit to carry. I have a concealed carry permit both here in Virginia and in my home state of Alabama. Plus I hear that when and if the state of Illinois gets there carry permits going, that there may be a national carry permit so a person can carry in all 50 states!
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2011-06-20, 21:01 | Link #266 |
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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Thanks guys for your replies! I will check the local regulations then.
Isn't it a bit unnerving to know somebody out there could be carrying a gun? Those things can fall into wrong hands and you never know who has the guts to use it, when legislation are no longer an issue to these criminals. My legs would go jelly if somebody threatens me with a gun, no matter real or not. Don't get me wrong, I will still fight for my life, but that bullet could bury itself into me any minute. There was a few recent shootings that resulted in deaths in Toronto, that's why I am worried. Other than that, I actually quite like to try some guns. Sniper guns, machine guns, pistols etc. I know absolutely nothing about guns, but whenever I see one of my classmates showoff his gun and rifle collection on facebook, I just want to get in touch with one. You look so cool with a gun and sunglasses XDDD
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2011-06-21, 21:55 | Link #269 |
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You do if it doesn't have regular sights. Some rifles are bare, that is they don't come with regular barrel mounted sights like sniper rifles and some hunting rifles, so you have to put a scope on them.
MitsubishiZero: If and when you get started shooting, what's going to be your first gun to try out?
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2011-06-23, 21:26 | Link #271 |
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Picked up my T-Bolt yesterday but there are no mounts available from my stores suppliers so I'm going back to my original plan of ordering a set of Conetrol CUSTUM rings and bases from the States.
EDIT: Here's a photo I did up for the blokes I'm ordering the mounts off.
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2011-06-25, 22:15 | Link #273 |
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It's a 22LR, mate.
And no, this ain't Shooter. My sling turned up last night too. It's a pisser; It's all leather but it really does look like barbed wire... Sadly it didn't come with any sling swivels so I had to order some of those as well.
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2011-07-08, 20:01 | Link #277 | |
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2011-07-09, 06:14 | Link #280 | |
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I recall Kalashnikov experimented with the design for a bull pup assault rifle with three barrels side by side and fed from a like a quad stack magazine. That said the tri-AR is pretty neat but would be pretty useless in any form of engagement.
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