Oh, I see. Now having them in Canada would not have been surprising at all.
> Oh, I see. Now having them in Canada would not have been surprising at all.
(Big Grin!) Back then Canada was Civilized. Every kid had a BB-Gun, and every teenager had a pellet gun. We used to have pellet gun fights in the Gully when we were teenagers. Try that today and we’d all be arrested.
Of course, the muzzle velocities weren’t what they are today: they were 100 or 200 fps, as opposed to 1000 fps today.
The FAC (Firearms Acquisition Certificate) was available from the cop shop. They checked you out in a week, and posted it to you. From there you could buy and own long guns — as many as you wanted. If you wanted pistols, you could join a club, get the secretary to vouch you, sit an exam and own as many as you want.
Canada is different now. All of that changed just after I emigrated. The Nanny State is winning. The Barney-fication of my Home and Native Land is nearly complete.