We have Bass Pro, Academy, Dicks, and of course Wal Mart. I prefer the local gun stores as my first choice, then online. I seem to get better service that way.
I have yet to find a good mom and pop gun store I can support. A few ranges have ammo but price is like double to capture the range shooters needing ammo.We have Bass Pro, Academy, Dicks, and of course Wal Mart. I prefer the local gun stores as my first choice, then online. I seem to get better service that way.
I had to read this 3 times to absorb it all. HAHA. I hope your not going to a little cabin far away and start writing a manifesto. Oh wait you did say it will have water, electric . " Whew". This is one brilliant post I must say. I have to ask what is your profession? I watch a few youtubers that live way north of the city and its quite enjoyable. They are off the grid but with many amenities. Clean living. It's stunningly beautiful up that way. When you finish building your cabin I need the first INVITE. HAI'm in southwest BC, just outside Vancouver. Soon to be much further from Vancouver...I hate it here. Can't wait to make a permanent home out in the "sticks"...(sticks being electric, gas, running water, etc....LOL just a whole lot less people). Most people don't realize that Metro Vancouver by population vs land size is the most populous area in Canada. Everyone assumes Toronto is busier because it's bigger. We have huge infrastructure needs (highways & arterial roads, bridges, etc) that government has been trying to catch up on for 3+ generations. It's so congested here...did I mention that I hate it? LOL! This area has grown so much over the last 40 years I hardly recognize it...no wonder my 86 year old Dad hasn't recognized it for several decades. The growth and urban sprawl here is incredible.
Anyway...Canadian gun laws...sigh...man I could go on!! We have a book full of stupid & quirky gun laws called the Canadian Firearms Act that is written right into the Criminal Code of Canada. In short, that means that even paperwork violations are indictable offences. The biggest problem with our firearms laws is the firearm classification system with which unelected bureaucrats (RCMP) can criminalize lawful gun owners with the stroke of a pen. They do this much like your ATF tries to do...with "regulation". Regulation that is just a law in disguise of name only. They use technicalities in wording to obfuscate and frustrate legitimate folks into giving up on the arduous processes and paperwork, they use excessive verbiage to frighten uncommitted, potential firearms owners from even starting the process of owning a firearm legally. (Much like anyone reading this long winded diatribe...LOL!!)
The firearm classification system is so broken and I don't think it was ever intended to actually work anyway. But the system groups firearms together often by name and look rather than actual function. Every gun owner knows that function is the only measure that actually matters. But try telling some hysterical gun grabber that the Mossberg 715T isn't an AR15...good luck with that. One classification that truly bewilders me is the Franchii Spas 12...because it is both a pump & an autoloader it gets a PROHIBITED classification. Both pump shotguns and autoloaders are currently NON-RESTRICTED. Meaning as long you have a license you can go to a gun store pick one off the shelf and go home with it...use it in the bush or wherever discharge of firearms is permitted. No problem. $h*t like that annoys the hell out of me. It is so damn illogical.
Most of our ammo laws are okay so far. You need to show a valid license to buy ammo, but we have few restrictions on it. No flechettes for shotguns or explosive or incendiary rounds (dragons breath) allowed. But armor piercing is fine as long as it's not for a handgun...LOL!
In the end though, the total effect on lawful gun owners is the same...hoops to jump through, threats of fines, firearm confiscations, prohibitions and ultimately legal charges if you violate not only the law but the "regulations" as well.
Oh and I forgot to add that we constantly have to endure numbskull after idiot when it comes to politicians and gun control advocates spouting off their constant willful ignorance and mis/dis-information foisted on the public like gospel truth.
Can you cross the border and buy a weapon in Seattle or any other country and bring it home?? or mailed home??
LOL! No manifesto for me brother! Just want some peace and quiet, clean air and water. Oh and hunting from my back door would be good too.I had to read this 3 times to absorb it all. HAHA. I hope your not going to a little cabin far away and start writing a manifesto. Oh wait you did say it will have water, electric . " Whew". This is one brilliant post I must say. I have to ask what is your profession? I watch a few youtubers that live way north of the city and its quite enjoyable. They are off the grid but with many amenities. Clean living. It's stunningly beautiful up that way. When you finish building your cabin I need the first INVITE. HA
Can you cross the border and buy a weapon in Seattle or any other country and bring it home?? or mailed home??
How are the gun shows in your area?? We have them almost every weekend within 100-200 miles. Next weekend we have 2 shows 10 miles apart. Lots of Coins, Jerky, Candy, Dinars oh and many many guns. HAHA
Thanks again for that awesome response.
I'm not trying to be a Fudd here but the short answer is NO. A US FFL would not sell to a "foreigner" for fear of running afoul of ITAR regulation UNLESS they were registered as an exporter then the Canadian would have to be able to be able to "import" it and I'm not sure what type of bungy jumping that involves.
Of course, a buyer and seller could be involved in an (illegal) under-the-table transaction and no one would ever know. I'm sure this happens all the time with criminals from Seattle selling guns/ammo to criminals from Vancouver. But they are certainly NOT mailing them...
Even reloading components are limited in being shipped. Lead and brass is ok, but powder has to be shipped by specialist "Hazarous material" couriers which are damned expensive.
PPS: as mentioned in the middle picture above, you CAN mail a gun to yourself "in the care of" someone living there if you will be using it for hunting or competition. I don't know if it would be easier just declaring it when you check in on the plane. I know people that compete out of state and fly there with their guns. Of course a gun lost by the airline could result in a DQ at the match...Interestingly, a citizen can send a long gun in-state through the US Mail to another legal citizen as long as state law allows it. It has to say "Return Service Requested" and Signature Confirmation is required which means you are probably shipping "Priority" at extra cost. Recipient must be 18+ (or 21 if the state requires it). To confirm, I posed this question to a "suspect-looking" clerk at the Post Office knowing the answer already. As anticipated, she blatantly said "NO, you can't do that" so I insisted the Postmaster clarify the rules to her, which he did. The rules ARE easy enough to look up... Handguns in/out-state and long guns going out-of-state still have to be sent FFL to FFL.