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JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 12:15 pm
Why a dobie? Had em before?
This Fascist convo is great
A few reasons....grew up with a couple is one reason yes.
Females.
Named them Ginger and MaryAnn lol.
Plus I like the breed and the look.
I also like the intimidation factor if the lady is on her own....
Nice! My next door neighbour down there had a big one, red nosed I think she called her type. Sweetest girl ever, neighbour was OK too.
And agreed about the intimidation factor, even though I knew that dog, and dog sat many times over the years, she was intense - and had a look about her that said, "step wrong son, and I'll end you - carrot please!"
Personally, I like German Shepherds. They may not beat a pit bull or a Rottweiler in a fight, but they would fuck up an intruder. They are also very smart, much more so than a pit bull or a Rottweiler. From a training aspect, Shepherds are the way to go. The only thing is that they shed a lot.
My son had a doberman, amazing what an affectionate dog he was.
We put our 15 year old dog down a couple of months ago and got a new Boston Terrier (terrorizer would be a more accurate description) puppy. Lot of fun and energy and hardly any shedding. Also, very smart breed, easy to train. Not much of a protective dog, but then again, that is why I have a shot gun..
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"When you come to a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra
BCExpat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:40 am
Screw that - I've got mine loaded with slugs. Someone breaks into my house, they are dead. As I said before, at my age, life in prison isn't much of a deterrent. It would be worth it to take some scum bag meth head out permanently.
We need green text for impertinent comments like my reply
Careful though.
There have been incidents with home defenders shooting their teenage kids sneaking in at night while the parents think they're sound asleep in their bed... In that case you may be better off with buckshot.
My kids are in their 40s and don't live anywhere near me, so that won't be a problem.
Whale Oil Beef Hooked
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it" - Yogi Berra
Mëds wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 11:13 am
Also of note, a few countries that have disarmed their citizens.....
Russia
North Korea
Venezuela
Cuba
China
As an aside, I think the tank would be a step too far.
My father used to tell me that the problem in Africa isn't too little food, or too many guns, but not enough guns. I believe he was right in saying we should have dropped guns, not food to the starving civilians.
Tciso wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 6:30 am
I'll stick to my SKS. 5 rounds of 7.62x39. And the pointy bayonet on the end. It's a gun, spear and club all in one.
Excellent choice. Have you refitted it with any of those aftermarket kits?
We can thank the natives that use those to hunt for why they haven't been banned by the gun grabbers.
Just an aftermarket Tech sight. It replaces the terrible open notch in front on the receiver with a peep sight locked in using the dust cover bolt. Turns 6" groups into 2" groups. And, outside of a close examination, it looks stock.
Tciso wrote: ↑Thu Dec 04, 2025 5:11 pm
My father used to tell me that the problem in Africa isn't too little food, or too many guns, but not enough guns. I believe he was right in saying we should have dropped guns, not food to the starving civilians.
JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 6:42 pm
Just as a point of note. This legislation isn't going after hand guns already owned. Just a proposed freeze on new ones.
Not quite accurate. The law now prevents current hand guns from being sold, or being willed down to your kids. This is effectively a full ban with an 80 year phase in window,. It will eliminate legal hand gun ownership.
Fair.
Lucky I don't have kids, so who know what happens when I die to my pistols - my wife will likely just bury them on the property somewhere LOL.
I'm still not terribly upset about this, being a responsible gun owner - I've always felt that its a privilege, not a right. Though I also feel the same about things like driving, too many people think its a right. The tests should be more comprehensive and aim at failing someone, not passing everyone. It all goes hand in hand with safety. I have not looked up the stats, but I'm 94.7% sure that vehicle accidents kill more Canadians than guns.
Too many things in life are taken as rights here. I honestly think that everything should be on the table - if you can prove yourself to be competent, and mentally stable - through rigorous testing, not by Government Orgs., but by people in the businesses themselves go for it, own an AR-15 and drive a tank.
Its the same with gun ownership. It should be way harder to get your PAL (especially for restricted weapons) than taking one of those courses that really is just a money grab for the companies that run them. Down south, just take a look at SilverCore - friend of mine worked for them as an instructor, and they had a minimal failure rate. And not because she was an excellent teacher - it was a mandate from leadership.
In 2023 there were roughly 1250 gun deaths (289 homicides) in Canada and 1964 traffic deaths. Your hunch was correct.
Oddly I couldn't find the number of total gun fatalities, but I did find gun homicides and a claim that they account for 23% of gun deaths, so I could reverse calculate an approximate number. 4 % are supposedly accidents and the rest suicides.
JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Tue Dec 02, 2025 6:42 pm
Just as a point of note. This legislation isn't going after hand guns already owned. Just a proposed freeze on new ones.
Not quite accurate. The law now prevents current hand guns from being sold, or being willed down to your kids. This is effectively a full ban with an 80 year phase in window,. It will eliminate legal hand gun ownership.
Fair.
Lucky I don't have kids, so who know what happens when I die to my pistols - my wife will likely just bury them on the property somewhere LOL.
I'm still not terribly upset about this, being a responsible gun owner - I've always felt that its a privilege, not a right. Though I also feel the same about things like driving, too many people think its a right. The tests should be more comprehensive and aim at failing someone, not passing everyone. It all goes hand in hand with safety. I have not looked up the stats, but I'm 94.7% sure that vehicle accidents kill more Canadians than guns.
Too many things in life are taken as rights here. I honestly think that everything should be on the table - if you can prove yourself to be competent, and mentally stable - through rigorous testing, not by Government Orgs., but by people in the businesses themselves go for it, own an AR-15 and drive a tank.
Its the same with gun ownership. It should be way harder to get your PAL (especially for restricted weapons) than taking one of those courses that really is just a money grab for the companies that run them. Down south, just take a look at SilverCore - friend of mine worked for them as an instructor, and they had a minimal failure rate. And not because she was an excellent teacher - it was a mandate from leadership.
In 2023 there were roughly 1250 gun deaths (289 homicides) in Canada and 1964 traffic deaths. Your hunch was correct.
Oddly I couldn't find the number of total gun fatalities, but I did find gun homicides and a claim that they account for 23% of gun deaths, so I could reverse calculate an approximate number. 4 % are supposedly accidents and the rest suicides.
Thanks Per. Really goes to show what a crazy gun culture can do to a country. Nippin' it in the bud up here, again, in my humble opinion, is a good idea.
On average, over the past 20 years 12 homicides per year were committed by legal gun owners. Of those I do believe almost all were committed against the legal gun owners spouses
Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:50 am
On average, over the past 20 years 12 homicides per year were committed by legal gun owners. Of those I do believe almost all were committed against the legal gun owners spouses
Not many for sure. I'd also like to know how many homicides were committed by people who have stolen from legal gun owners (break and entry, kids, people who knew they had guns etc. etc.).
And suicides. Because honestly, that stat matters too.
Edit: Its also the trend that bothers me. I know most are illegally imported, but still. The rate of firearm-related violent crime reaches a 14-year high as of stats available in 2022*. Gun crime is getting worse, and quickly.
Perhaps I am just seeing more of it, being in the North?
All provinces and territories have seen the rate of firearm-related violent crime increase since the low in 2013. The largest increases were recorded in the Northwest Territories (+303%), Saskatchewan (+165%), Yukon (+149%) and New Brunswick (+126%).*
Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 05, 2025 11:50 am
On average, over the past 20 years 12 homicides per year were committed by legal gun owners. Of those I do believe almost all were committed against the legal gun owners spouses
So, for safety sake, buy dat biotch a gun before commenting on her new jeans.
8-year-old lab - my shadow.
6-year-old border collie - slightly neurotic, barks at everything.
They have successfully kept the school squirrel-free for many years!
(Shotgun in the closet (unloaded) in case of emergency)
I have a 9 year old English Dudley lab. My shadow as well, moreso the last two years. Kindest dog I've ever met. He can be a thief. He leaks hair like pine needles off a dry Christmas tree. And he also keeps the squirrels and the birds out of the yard. He's scared shit of the cat though.
“I don’t care what you and some other poster were talking about”
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As I said before, at my age, life in prison isn't much of a deterrent. It would be worth it to take some scum bag meth head out permanently. 
