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29-12-13, 22:43
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Lynn
It's hard to believe it's the same world sometimes, isn't it!
When I was in my early teens, there used to be a Catalog Sporting Goods company in downtown Winnipeg called S. I. Robinson who's basement level was a giant gun room full of row upon row of long arm racks. I can remember visiting the place on more than one occasion and none of the firearms were locked down, and the staff were extremely friendly. They had every possible military rifle from around the world. Simply awesome! I recall $9.99 No. 4 Enfields, $19.99 Enfield Jungle Carbines, $29.99 M1 Carbines and $49.99 Garands to name but a few. In the 1970's, when I was in University, I joined the UofM Pistol Club and bought a .22 LR High Standard to start out with. When I got comfortable with that, a company on Northwest Ontario advertised they had a limited supply of Canadian issue Colt 1911 .45 Cal Pistols for sale and I bought one. At the time, the RCMP were in charge of restricted firearm registration. No exams, no tests. You just went down and filled out the applications and when you got your pistol they issued you a transport permit to bring it in for registration. The RCMP office in charge was on Broadway at the time and when I took the .45 in for registration, the Constable who was processing my paperwork was so excited about seeing the .45, he called in all his buddies from the office to have a look at it and a couple of them even brought out some of their own favourites to show me. It was a great experience, that I cannot imagine happening today. I kept both pistols for about 30 years. Had about 4,000 rounds throughout the High Standard but do not think more than 200 ever went through the Colt. David 
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30-12-13, 00:19
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ah yes those were the days...I remember a big army surplus/hardware store right on Yonge street near Queen- Hercules... right at the door, was a couple of 45 gal drums with M-1 carbines in them... your choice $25. pick one out , walk to the cash, and walk home with it.. no problem. ,,,then.... now it seems you'd never make it a block before you would be shot dead and questioned after
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30-12-13, 00:55
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Seen the best of it.
It seems that the Australian attitude/social context for and against firearms has roughly paralleled the Canadian experience.
The world that us older guys grew up in was undoubtedly a more respectful and more trusting world than we live in today. The vast majority of the urban population now receives their firearms training at the movies or in front of the television in the lounge rooms of their broken homes. Night and day the message is drummed into them that guns are for use against people. What chance is there of withstanding the relentless torrent of gun glorification for putting down bad guys or imposing your will on others. And that's only part of the problem. Drugs just weren't around when I was growing up. It wasn't a perfect world by any means but in many ways it was a better one. David
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