New to gun ownership

[u/mjskopun]

I thought Canada was safe, then I got home invaded. Still dealing with the PTSD but in the meantime, looking at gun ownership. Want to do it correctly, any tips about how to get one?

Also, (this is for the experts) based on the legal list of guns (hand guns for now) what is the best quality gun that -

• doesn't require tons of maintenance
• is Quality (not cheap crap)
• Doesn't lose it's aim after some use

Thanks for the feedback.

Noob

[u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

first you cant use a firearm for self defense legally in Canada

second you cannot buy a handgun in Canada because they have been frozen since 2022

third in order to get a firearm in Canada you need to pass a PAL course and then get approved by the RCMP which takes time but will probably take more time because you have PTSD

[u/LordRevan1996 → u/Relevant_Diver_3228]

1st point isn’t 100% true. You can’t possess anything, including firearms, for the specific purpose of self defence. So this makes what OP is asking for illegal. BUT firearms possessed for other legal reasons can technically be used for self defence as long as its use is a “proportional response” to the threat. You will be charged either way to determine if your response was proportional.

Obligatory NOT a lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt.

[u/mjskopun → u/LordRevan1996]

Good to know.

Just as a general query, how are you expected to defend yourself, My mindset is that you have to hurt me first before I hurt you. I'm not trigger happy or scared when dealing with threats so it would definitely be less that proportionate.

[u/DropMeAnOrangeBeam → u/mjskopun]

Because you have to go to where you've stored your firearm and then either remove the trigger lock or take it out of the locked container/safe/vault. You cannot legally store a loaded firearm. So if you go out of your way to get your gun and load it, you've kind of escalated the issue.

[u/mjskopun → u/DropMeAnOrangeBeam]

Agreed