[Bellygunner]

I say Glock 17. They have to protect their Southern border. They don't have a lot of shootings up there. They got a lot of guns as many as we do almost. They seem to have less idiots and *******s though. I don't think they got Republicans.

Lived there 1/4 century ago and things have changed not for the better. I remember stats during one of a series of squeezes on gun owners, that per capita gun ownership was equal to the states, more hunting types firearms, way less handguns. Per capita less idiots but there's still enough of them, they haven't had the dumbing down prograom as long as here. When I came down people would say 'I never met a Canadian I didn't like', my response ' I've met plenty'.
A short lived conservative member of parliament also brought out figures from StatsCan that stated that violent crime per capita was worse in Canada. I wonder about that and the machine buried that story quickly, most Americans I broke that to didn't believe it but then a lot of Americans think the US is flawed.

 

[Dom Pastore]

Here's A little addendum to the above subject. As I don't have immediate access to any of my assorted 'L/E Issue Weapons, Ammunition, & Related Notebooks', I simply performed a quick search to confirm my suspicions about Canada's LE Agencies having the tendency to issue such an broad array of firearms to their personnel. That was true some years ago, & still appears to be the case today, at least based upon what I'm finding. Below are a few Links, 2 of which pertain to current issues, with the last concerning the RCMP's formerly issued models. [ More for collectors, yet hopefully interesting to all ? ] Just a brief glance at the Wikipedia collected data should reveal that things haven't changed all that much as far as everyone preferring to choose their own individual choices in Duty Weapons & Ammunition. Naturally, that's actually nothing out of the ordinary, as we here in the U.S. have much the same situation, although at times a good many Agencies choose to 'follow the leader' in their choices of Models & Ammunition, & especially lately. And lastly, I haven't vetted any of the information contained within the Wikipedia page, so if there's any errors, they're not mine. I will say though that in looking over their List, I didn't note any glaring mistakes ?

Best, Dom P.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-different-guns-1.4255019

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_police_firearms_in_Canada

( COLLECTOR REFERENCE )

THE GUNS THAT WON THE WEST: THE FIREARMS OF THE N.W.M.P. - Calibremag.ca

The Mountie is as recognizably Canadian as hockey, 'eh', or the maple leaf itself. When someone …

calibremag.ca

 

[Deaf Smith]

Maybe, like the UK, now with guns banned/registered... they don't need guns in the RCMP! Disarm the RCMP!!!

 

[rustygun]

Tldr.

What did they choose just out of curiosity?

 

[Dom Pastore]

Hello Folks, I just now happened across this particular Article while browsing around. It 'appears' to answer the question regarding the RCMP's latest Duty Weapon selection, yet I haven't read it throughout, so can't confirm as to exactly how firm their decision was, or is ?

Best, Dom P.

LINK:

Canada Selects SIG P320 to Replace WWII Vintage Browning Hi Powers :: Guns.com

The Canadian military will soon be ending its 80-year love affair with domestically made Browning Hi-Powers in lieu of a more modular 9mm pistol from SIG Sauer.

www.guns.com

 

[Dom Pastore]

And here's another Article pertaining to the RCMP's most recent Duty Weapon adoption. I just received this one this morning. It could be simply a rehash of the above Article, but sometimes they do contain a few additional facts & details.

Best, Dom P.
LINK:

BREAKING: Canada Selects SIG Sauer P320 -

The Canadian government has announced that the SIG Sauer P320 will replace the Browning HiPower. The pistols will be known as C22 full frame modular pistol.

www.thefirearmblog.com

 

[italianstallion]

Hello Folks, I just now happened across this particular Article while browsing around. It 'appears' to answer the question regarding the RCMP's latest Duty Weapon selection, yet I haven't read it throughout, so can't confirm as to exactly how firm their decision was, or is ?

Best, Dom P.

LINK:

Canada Selects SIG P320 to Replace WWII Vintage Browning Hi Powers :: Guns.com

The Canadian military will soon be ending its 80-year love affair with domestically made Browning Hi-Powers in lieu of a more modular 9mm pistol from SIG Sauer.

www.guns.com

Yeah this was announced only a few days ago, this P320 selection is for the Canadian military service pistol, Their special forces have been using the P320 since at least 2019. The RCMP (federal police) tender is still going through but by end of this year, they will come out with a winner, my bet is either a Gen 5 GL or the P320.

 

[Nutty Professor 188]

Since no one has any guns there anymore why do they need guns at all?

 

[Dom Pastore]

FWIW, Based upon my quite limited knowledge of Canadian Firearms Law, I believe that it's not so much that they are not permitted to possess & own Firearms, but rather their Regulations are very 'model specific', so to speak. IIRC, an example may be found in the many of Ruger's popular Handgun Models. For example, many of their Models are specifically manufactured with not 4.0" but rather 4.2" Barrels, in an effort to comply with Canadian Firearms Laws, which consider a 4.0" Barrel to be an 'Restricted Short Barreled Weapon', requiring a Special License & Documentation. I also know an advanced Collector of Japanese Nambu Pistols & related items, & she had to specially register most of her Collection due to their having barrel lengths of 'just' under the mandated length. In fact, & I can't confirm this as fact without rechecking my Notes, but IIRC, she had to have many the under length examples 'De-Watted', & or rendered inoperable. ( Which to me, as a long time collector of Japanese Nambu's is nothing short of an Cardinal Sin !! ) So basically, Canadian's may own Firearms, & from what I understand a great many do. However, most tend to be so lack of a better word, an 'less aggressive' design. As in, bolt action, slide / pump action, single shots are popular, & so forth. Until not all that long ago, semiautomatic .22 Longuns were allowed, but IIRC, they too were disallowed due to some high profile shooting in which one was used. That's in a nutshell, what I know of Canada's Firearms Laws, FWIW.

Best, Dom P.

 

[Nutty Professor 188]

Squirt bottles of maple syrup?

one...two...three.......dooooo ittttt