Gus was heard babbling to Paul Nixon 
 about Firearms 
 PN>  Oleoresin capsicum.  Think "Mace" but more effective. 
 GG> 
 GG> Pepper Spray :-) Got it, or rather I don't got it. It's illegal up
 GG> here too,    unless you're a postal worker. Pretty sad state of affairs
 GG> when even a  defensive weapon is classified as too dangerous for us
 GG> peons to own.  
 You might look around for "bear spray."  Same stuff.  Perhaps only
 available in your western provinces?  Dunno.
 PN>  Probably somewhat anal of me, but I've got lights all over the place.
 GG> 
 GG> You're only anal if you also have a backup generator too ;-)  
 
 It's on the "must acquire" list.  I'm just not in a hurry, so I'm
 looking for something small and used.
 GG> flash   suppressors...well neither does a shotgun mind you, but the
 GG> latter I doubt  you'd need to fire more than once anyhow. 
 
 Possibly.  Keep in mind that shotgun patterns at typical inside the
 house ranges will not have opened much.  Lots of people have the
 mistaken idea that you only have to point it in the general direction
 of your target to be effective...
 GG> I'll certainly try. So far all I'm familar with are .22, .38 and 9mm. 
 GG> Haven't had the opportunity to try any other handguns unfortunately. 
 
 Ah, don't know about your situation locally, but it occurs to me that
 the used handgun market is pretty soft in the hi-cap 9mm full size
 category, as a result of so many folks going to the heavier calibers.
 A good used Taurus or Ruger with 13-ish capacity in 9mm can be had
 locally in the just under $300US range.  Not a bad house or car gun.
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