Having been around for the last few OIC's and having lost tens of thousands of dollars each and every time the Bureaucracy of each Government decided to make our precious firearms prohibited with a "stroke of the pen" (yes, even on a Conservative Government's watch); I'd like to comment on the "hate" for TSE right now.
I've never bought a thing from them in the decades I've been involved in the shooting world. Distance, pricing, maybe both. SO this isn't a TSE "love in" post. I stand to lose $$ this round as well.
If you have to hate, then hate. Did the situation between TSE and CSC bring the Swiss Arms to the forefront? Absolutely. It may have sped it up. However, make no mistake about THIS.
TSE DID NOT change the ideologies and mindset of the Bureaucrats and RCMP. Those are philosophies ingrained and entrenched. They were out to prohibit our firearms and ARE out to prohibit our
firearms. They always were and always have been.
There will not be anyone to blame when they go after the Tavors, FS2000's, Type 97's, M17S's, CZ858's etc. It's not a matter of if...just a matter of when.
We have eaten our own kind in the past; we can continue to do so or wait and see what JR is doing and can do. The charge in the legal actions to protect ourselves and our community will have to be
funded by business owners as well as us as they have the most financial engine and possibly more to lose. No changing what has happened, we can affect what does happen though.
I am not hating; been there and done that. I am waiting and watching and preparing for the next round of "taking". Let's see what JR is doing.
Namaste
I've never bought a thing from them in the decades I've been involved in the shooting world. Distance, pricing, maybe both. SO this isn't a TSE "love in" post. I stand to lose $$ this round as well.
If you have to hate, then hate. Did the situation between TSE and CSC bring the Swiss Arms to the forefront? Absolutely. It may have sped it up. However, make no mistake about THIS.
TSE DID NOT change the ideologies and mindset of the Bureaucrats and RCMP. Those are philosophies ingrained and entrenched. They were out to prohibit our firearms and ARE out to prohibit our
firearms. They always were and always have been.
There will not be anyone to blame when they go after the Tavors, FS2000's, Type 97's, M17S's, CZ858's etc. It's not a matter of if...just a matter of when.
We have eaten our own kind in the past; we can continue to do so or wait and see what JR is doing and can do. The charge in the legal actions to protect ourselves and our community will have to be
funded by business owners as well as us as they have the most financial engine and possibly more to lose. No changing what has happened, we can affect what does happen though.
I am not hating; been there and done that. I am waiting and watching and preparing for the next round of "taking". Let's see what JR is doing.
Namaste