Tracer Bullets - what SK CFO has to say

SHPRAC said:
Not to start a whole new argument here, but why do you as a civilian need tracer rounds. If your only reason for wanting them, is because you can. On that same principal why can i not own a Hellfire or GPU missile? I think they should be illegal for civilians, they are a huge fire hazard, and chances are all your going to do is start a fire. I can attest to that, ive i watched acres and acres burn out of control from nothing more then tracer rounds.
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That is a wrong headed approach. By that token you should ban matches and bottles because they start fires, a lot more than tracers.
 
It's far easier for the CFO to just say, "No, you can't have it, go away", then to say, "That's the tricky question, and I don't really have a good answer for you.".

As for calling it prohibited, well, that kind of blatant misinformation should get you reprimanded by your boss.
 
At the same point there needs to be a line. Im not looking to offend anyone, but there is just no point in the general public using it. I am not a huge hug the forest kinda guy but at the same time were does it end? Handguns, can be used for target shooting. Thats a legitimate use. What do you need tracers for? They are generally when ive seen the more expensive then regular ammo.
 
CanAm said:
That is a wrong headed approach. By that token you should ban matches and bottles because they start fires, a lot more than tracers.
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Yes, but matches have other legit uses. Tracers do not. All it is, is people want what they have been told they cannot have. I want my own tank, but do i need one? no. so im not going to worry about it.
 
Wendell said:
You shouldn't be so judgmental. He said that he "Did some quick checks...", didn't he?

It's not everybody who knows that Wikipedia is unreliable.
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thats true, however if he doesnt know 100% for certin, he shouldnt be preaching it! 2 years ago, i was told from my firearms instructor tracers are infact legal, who is wrong, him or my instructor?

my instructor has been teaching for 17 yrs, i think it's to easy to influence ppl these days, how easy it is to govern ppl with lack of knowlegde , i ask someone from a reptuable stature and im told illegal, i then drop it and carry on with my life?

man, this is proof dont belive him cuz of that, do alot of research and listen to more than just 1 persons opinion, however i think they are infact legal, just really hard to obtain,

i must say though, this influence is a great way to curb the pros, from the anti's lol!
 
A de militarized tank, yes. I should have been more specific. I want a functioning Leopard 2A6 tank, with functinal 120mm cannon, and MG3 coaxal machine gun, and AA. I understand this whole thing, i really do. I just see no just cause for anyone other then Military to need them. While some people would only just buy 20 because, sure they look cool if youve never fired them before. But there will be more people that will try and see if they can blow up a bottle of gas if they shoot it with a tracer. Unfortunatly in this world, the stupidity of the many, outweigh the smartness of the few.
 
SHPRAC said:
A de militarized tank, yes. I should have been more specific. I want a functioning Leopard 2A6 tank, with functinal 120mm cannon, and MG3 coaxal machine gun, and AA. I understand this whole thing, i really do. I just see no just cause for anyone other then Military to need them.
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Functioning tank is perfectly legal, as is functioning artillery, mortars etc. The ammo is controlled under the explosives act, but you could load you own.
 
A legitimate use of tracer rounds in a pistol or rifle.

A tracer round could be used as the last round in a magazine during competition. Thereby alerting the shooter that the firearm is empty and to switch mags.
 
travellerw said:
A legitimate use of tracer rounds in a pistol or rifle.

A tracer round could be used as the last round in a magazine during competition. Thereby alerting the shooter that the firearm is empty and to switch mags.
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Canadaammo, you understand what im getting at. :jerkit:

i shoot competitivly, count your rounds. Any competition ive been in doesnt allow the use of tracers anyways.
Last year i shot CFSAC with the army, we have access to tracer rounds and did not use them, its not a good practise to rely on seeing a tracer for your last rounds. count them as you shoot them.

Not to mention with semi auto firearms, unless its a Military competition, you are stuck with the 5 round magazine rule. So you only have to count to 5. Or 4 if your reloading with one in the chamber.


Thats like trying to justify owning a hellfire missile and saying well...i wanna use it as a table.

As far as reloading explosive ammo, were talking about tracers. Im not going to argue on a second topic about how illegal it is to reload explosive ammo for mortars or howitzers...

On a side note, i have just found out the hard way that the new XL timmies cups do not fit in most microwaves...
 
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SHPRAC said:
Canadaammo, you understand what im getting at. :jerkit:

i shoot competitivly, count your rounds. Any competition ive been in doesnt allow the use of tracers anyways.

Thats like trying to justify owning a hellfire missile and saying well...i wanna use it as a table.

As far as reloading explosive ammo, were talking about tracers. Im not going to argue on a second topic about how illegal it is to reload explosive ammo for mortars or howitzers...
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I know exactly what you are getting at, that is why I am arguing the point. This sort of attitude scares me, and I fight against it every day.

No one was taking about explosive projectiles. The US guys use cement filled TP rounds.
 
CanAm said:
I know exactly what you are getting at, that is why I am arguing the point. This sort of attitude scares me, and I fight against it every day.

No one was taking about explosive projectiles. The US guys use cement filled TP rounds.
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I also understand were you are coming from, and we also use cement filled projectiles. I have also watched them burn half a training area black. All i saying is there is not enough of a legitimate use of tracers for civilians to make it worth starting a big battle/fight over. The firearms community is always under attack from the government over what should be legal, and what should be illegal. In my opinion we just need to all pick our fights.

If we fight everything, then we get what just happned. CFO sayed there illegal because its easier then month or years of trying to determine weather or not they should be allowed or not. If we fight everything, then they will just give us the short answers and always give us no.

Like i said before, im not looking to make this personel. I see no legitimate use for tracers to be avaliable to the general public, so ill save my breath for when thy try something else thats worth making a huge stink over.
 
SHPRAC, i see no legitimate use for you to own a car that is capable of going over 110.

Since you partake in internet forums, i'll assume you have functioning eyes and hands, therefore I see no legitimate reason for you to own a dog. Dogs bite children's face off sometimes. If you do own a dog "just because you can", please submit it to the local PD for destruction.

Foreign movies are subversive and nobody "needs" foreign movies. Be content with what the CBC deems acceptable. A Ministry of Truth technician is on his way to your home to chip your TV so that it only receives channel 5. Because nobody "needs" cable TV.

You only need 1 knife to eat a steak. 4 people in the house, 4 knives max. Actually, Alan Rock just decided you can share the same knife, so you know what to do...
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And in the words of Bill Ruger, "No honest man needs more than 10 rounds in any gun." So that Butler Creek 25 rounder for your 10/22, you don't need it.

I need my 25 rounder BC mag for my 10/22, and I would gladly fill it with tracers.

Why do I need 25 tracers in my 10/22 you ask? Because #### you.
 
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