Americans: You have te right to bear arms

[DannyCox]

It's actually quite easy to get a handgun in Canada. First you must take a Canadian Firearms Safety Course and pass a written test. This is required for the ownership of any type of firearm. Once you pass the test, you can then apply for a Firearms License. As long as you don't have a criminal record, that will be easily obtained. With that license, you can now buy a rifle or shotgun.

For handguns, you just need to join a gun club with a firing range. With your club membership card and your license, you can now go buy a handgun...you just can't take it with you yet. You get the information on the handgun and take it to the police who will give you a "Letter Of Conveyance" to bring the gun home. You go back with that and pick up your gun, and bring it straight home. You are not allowed to even stop for gas! Once you have the gun and wish to bring it to the gun club, you go back to the police and get another letter of conveyance which will allow you to bring the gun from your home to the club, and back again. While the gun is with you, you are not allowed to make any stops.

So, getting a gun legally in Canada is quite easy. The main reason more people don't have them is that we really don't care! Most Canadians don't see a need for a handgun and don't have that inherent paranoia that many Americans have from being part of a gun culture. Overall, we think of guns as just tools and not as weapons.

For more information, have a look at http://www.canadianlawsite.ca/gunlaws.htm