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[u/mithrajr]

Don't know if it's just me or if others feel similarly, but this hobby has started to become more of a burden than something to look forward to. It is due the gradual culmination of a few things:

1- range trips have become more expensive, gas wise and time wise. 

2- cost of ammo going up. Besides 22LR, I feel like I'm just burning money, when I'm finding myself prioritising it for other things in my life.

3- the responsibility aspect. The paranoia of keeping firearms at home. It's starting to stress me out. I also keep reading stories of break-ins and other unfortunate events surrounding intruders, where the legal gun owner is facing criminal charges, months of stress and legal battles to clear their names, just because they happened to own firearms. 

4- let's not even get into the political climate and the constant uncertainty.

All of these factors combined, I've lost my interest to go out and have fun, and am taking a break for now. I am this close to get out of the hobby completely though.

I don't intend to sound like a doomer, but these thoughts have been in my mind for a while now.

[u/thatregal → u/mithrajr]

I’ve been in the same boat lately.
I’ll always own, maintain and care for firearms, but the state of the community in Canada has gotten pathetic.

Gun owners don’t even stick together, half reject the buy back program, half are willing to comply…

Left/Right wing politics are a constant topic…

Lack of range time and space… (mostly due to ranges having absurd prices and rules)

Uncertainty of whether you’re a criminal or not from absurd gun laws…

Scalping on the second hand market because of hype and rarity amongst some of the shittiest firearms on planet earth known to mankind…

I joined the community early 2018 when things were still pretty decent, it’s crazy how terrible things have become since then. I do not expect much from a country in self destruct mode though.

[u/WeightedDips95 → u/thatregal]

Why wouldn’t “left/right” politics be a theme here? Without getting bogged down in philosophical weeds, every party that is traditionally associated with the left is anti gun and conversely every right leaning party is pro-gun. 

[u/boozefiend3000 → u/WeightedDips95]

Ya, I don’t get. You vote left wing you’re voting to get rid of your guns. Make up any shit you want in your head to justify your vote, but that’s true lol