Yes I could use more friends, but that isn’t what I meant. No, the PAL is the Possession and Acquisition Licence and you require this to purchase firearms or ammunition in Canada.
Formerly know as the FAC (Firearms Acquisition Certificate), obtaining a PAL is an involved process. Here I will outline what I know of it before going through. Later I will write the definitive process for you to also get your licence.
If you missed it, these are last week’s episodes
Here are my recommendations for podcasts 02 November:
Lew Rockwell Episode 371 – Street Smarts with Jim Rogers – Jim Rodgers KNOWS money and investing. We all should at least listen to what he has to say. In this podcast Jim & Lew discuss Roger’s book: Street Smarts.
Lew Rockwell Episode 372 – Wheat Belly with Dr. William Davis – Lose the wheat, lose the weight. Dr. William Davis discusses how bad modern wheat is for us. This combines paleo and gluten free concepts.
Lew Rockwell Episode 373 – Homeschooling, War, and Banking with Ron Paul – I don’t have to describe this one. If it has Dr. Paul in it, you should listen. This episode if chock-full of wisdom.
Modern Self Protection 72 – Testing You – Criminals and Terrorists are out there testing your capabilities and vulnerabilities all of the time. Ben discusses how to recognize this, how to react, and how to know when you are being threatened.
On Halloween I ended up with the evening free to myself. I could have gone to the gym, watched movies, or even eaten candy. But instead, I decided on an indoor shooting range visit since it was over a month since I had been there. Plus there was a great deal on at the time that I couldn’t resist.
As you may have read, my first visit to the shooting range was a real eye opener. I came out of it with both confidence and respect.
Below I report on the firearms I used and my thought on each for this shooting range visit:
We are always busy: working, family, running around, shopping, etc. But when we take time to ourselves we can experience the numerous benefits of vacation.
Some of us travel and experience new cultures, others rest on the beach. Some visit family, and sometimes we have the opportunity to travel halfway around the world. None of these approaches to vacations are wrong – all forms of vacation can be highly beneficial.
Ted Nugent is a great voice of freedom, liberty, hunting, guns, and music.
He makes himself heard in the media and I really enjoy watching videos of him on YouTube. Here are some of my favourites.
But he is also a musician and well know for some of his rock’n’roll songs. Of relevance to you and me here is his famous ballad about Fred Bear, the late bowhunting proponent.
A Great Ted Nugent Ballad – Fred Bear
As Canadians, we don’t usually look to the USA for political or economic advise – especially these days with the turmoil going on there. But there is an Exception: Dr. Ron Paul.
Dr. Paul is a Republican, but not a big government Republican like the rest of them. He is an opponent of big gov, fascism, corporatism, income tax, and foreign military intervention. In this way, we are on the same page regarding politics: Less is More.
Hear is a collection of my favourite Ron Paul Videos:
If you missed it, this is last week’s episodes
Here are some podcast episodes october 26 for you to listen to this weekend:
The Preparedness Podcast Episode 195 – Preparedness Questions Part 1
The Preparedness Podcast Episode 196 – Preparedness Questions Part 2
In the USA it is easy for people to buy handguns, so they often do for their first gun. Plus they are able to carry it with them if they are in the right state and have the correct permit. But in Canada, pistols and revolvers are more difficult to get. So your first gun should likely be a shotgun.
For my first firearm, I will likely be getting a Mossberg 500, Mossberg 590 (HD military verison of the 500), or a Remington 870. These are such versatile weapons, allowing you to hunt and protect your home from intruders. Load in a 1 oz slug and you can take down a deer. Bird shot will take down birds. Buck shot will take down medium game and two legged rats (i.e. home intruders). Finally, you can have a heck of a lot of fun shooting targets or skeet with a shotgun.
The following videos will help you to decide the eternal battle of Mossberg 500 vs Remington 870. But a couple of the points that I noted were:
This is another great video from Hank Williams Jr. He’s a great artist for homesteaders, country boys, and even survivalists. Check out the last song of his that I posted: A Country Boy Can Survive.
I don’t recall which episode of The Survival Podcast I heard this on, but it hit home with me so much that I had to write it down (hopefully verbatim).
It is about the rat race that many of us are involved in on a daily basis. Takes these words to heart and they can only change your life for the better:
“Modern society has conditioned us to not be human”. “It is not human to drive a long distance in a metal casket with wheels on it, everyday, risking your life, spending money for the privilege of doing so, to get to a place you don’t want to be, to hang out with people you don’t want to be with, to do a job that you don’t like, to make less money than you’re worth, only to do it again to come home to a house you can’t afford, with bills you can’t pay, with kids and a spouse that are unhappy because they’re doing the same shit in their own microcosm. It’s not normal for your kid to go sit still for 8 hours a day behind a desk and do what they’re told and keep their mouths shut – and be given a drug if they don’t do it the way they’re supposed to. None of that’s human! And we do it And on some levels, we have to do it“
– Jack Spirko, The Survival Podcast