Brand new here and to guns in general

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jopeek

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Hi everyone,

just signed up and thought I'd introduce myself, give a little background as to why I joined here, and maybe give you all a chance to steer me away from any of the totally obvious "newbie mistakes" :)

I'm 35 living in the lower mainland and have been dating a lovely girl from Texas for the past year. So... as you can imagine, I've got a lot of catching up to do with it comes to firearms compared to her. Her dad was a marine, she owns several weapons, etc, etc, and I thought it would be a good idea to educate myself.

I'm also interested in owning a gun myself in the future, not for hunting, but for home defense, something we'd like to have when we end up living together, whether that'll be here or in the US. I've done a fair bit of reading up on gun ownership in Canada, along with how to get licensed, and started seeking out a few locations for courses here in Vancouver, which led me to this site actually.

So, any immediate first steps you can suggest? Aside from signing up for a CFSC/CRFSC course at a place like Silvercore or XArms? I figure the expensive isn't that great and even if I never end up owning a gun, having the background knowledge of firearms and their safe use would be a good idea.

I look forward to reading more as I browse through the forums :) Thanks in advance for any advice!
 
Welcome to the forum!

Unfortunately, as a basic rule of thumb in Canada - they won't license you for legal ownership if you say 'home defense' as a reason why you want to become licensed.

You should really look into getting involved in the sport of target shooting! ;)
 
Very good point there, thank you! Target shooting does interest me, and I did find out that gun clubs/ranges are actually a lot more common than I had thought for this sport, correct?
 
Taking your CFSC and CRFSC is the absolute first step esp. since you are totally new to guns. In the meantime, take your gf to DVC and rent some guns in calibers you are interested in. Be reasonable and try lighter calibers to start. I suggest .22 amd 9mm. See if you really like it. It takes months between taking the courses and actually receiving your R/PAL so you have all the time in the world to ask questions here.

Oh, and, like the other poster said, there is no such thing as home defense or self defense in Canada. Remember this when you fill in your RPAL application!
 
I'm not sure they're as common as they should be - I had to wait almost a year to get in to my club.
They're definitely out there, and some places let you go as a 'guest' on a per use basis.

The sport is growing over the last few years - hopefully it continues!
 
Welcome to CGN ;)

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Still alive said:
Taking your CFSC and CRFSC is the absolute first step esp. since you are totally new to guns. In the meantime, take your gf to DVC and rent some guns in calibers you are interested in. Be reasonable and try lighter calibers to start. I suggest .22 amd 9mm. See if you really like it. It takes months between taking the courses and actually receiving your R/PAL so you have all the time in the world to ask questions here.

Oh, and, like the other poster said, there is no such thing as home defense or self defense in Canada. Remember this when you fill in your RPAL application!
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Great advice, thank you!
 
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