Any inside information on what was going on?

[trimmer21]

Was it the late 90's or late 80's? When was the law changed? I've owned handguns for over 30 years and can't recall a time when shooting anywhere else but a range was legal.

At one time,we used to be able to hunt with them,believe it or not. It all started to change under Trudeau I.

[Deer Hunter]

Late 1990's changed by the Liberals

I'm not sure about that.
I've own handguns since 1994 and never could shoot outside a approved range.
I also got my Ontario Handgun Association Wilderness Handgun Safety Course in 1994 to carry while at work.

[johnjyb]

You can expect that all guns the home would be seized. It would make sense to take all the guns away from liquored-up goofs shooting up the countryside not just the ones they were shooting at the time.

WOW!! Hardly noticed anyone jumping to conclusions and labelling a group of people here.
John

[Deer Hunter]

I think the reason is that handguns are too easy to hide and too convenient to shoot or threaten someone with, Also they appear to pose a problem from law enforcement because of their low visibility and their handiness in the commission of crimes. A person heading down the street to the bank, with pistol in his belt, hidden by his jacket is not like to garner much attention. If the same person headed down the street to the bank with a magnum rifle in hand I suspect, it wouldn't belong before he garnered the attention of law enforcement. I believe that was the reason for restricting handguns use to pistol ranges, where their movement and use could be monitored. Who would image using a handgun, afield for hunting game. I would, in my youth I found them quite effective in polishing off cottontails on the run.

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut

Yes we can see how that law worked great in stopping the criminals.

[werner.reiche]

At one time,we used to be able to hunt with them,believe it or not. It all started to change under Trudeau I.

It's been a lot longer than that, I think.

[410001661]

WOW!! Hardly noticed anyone jumping to conclusions and labelling a group of people here.
John

Idiots come in every shape and colour John. There are more than enough of them to go around.

[Badenoch]

WOW!! Hardly noticed anyone jumping to conclusions and labelling a group of people here.
John

Wow!! Hardly noticed anyone jumping up to defend liquored up goofs shooting up the countryside.

If you're on a property in rural Ontario after dark firing a handgun on New Year's Eve you're a goof. Odds strongly favour liquored up too. They deserve everything that happens to them and probably more.

[Gun Nut]

At one time,we used to be able to hunt with them,believe it or not. It all started to change under Trudeau I.

Actually I recall before Trudeau their was a piece of legislation that pretty much restricted you from having a handgun outside of your residence, like if you lived in a rural setting it was breaking the law to walk out into your backyard with a handgun do some target practice with it, and this was well before Trudeau, I'm thinking it came into existence when a Conservative government was in power, perhaps around the time of Kim Campbell or possibly before. I remember it ended my endeavours at doing backyard target practice or doing a bit of handgun hunting. Again their is no Ontario law the prevents the use of handguns in hunting, it is the restrictions in federal legislation that prevents you from doing so, unless, of course, you can come up with an authentic revolver that dates back to the American civil war period, or a handgun that doesn't fall under federal restriction.

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut

[impact]

History of firearms in Canada as per the RCMP

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/history-firearms-canada

[fishfood]

Wow!! Hardly noticed anyone jumping up to defend liquored up goofs shooting up the countryside.

If you're on a property in rural Ontario after dark firing a handgun on New Year's Eve you're a goof. Odds strongly favour liquored up too. They deserve everything that happens to them and probably more.

Just some folks trying to have a good time.

If someone gets hurt that's on them.

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