Well, up here in Canada CCW is effectively non-existent. But we have no shortage of guys one puck short of a hockey game.
There are still people here that are 100% convinced that, for example, the 1911 is still the premiere issue pistol for all the best LE and Mil units, and that "plastic guns" are popular for the sole reason that they're cheap.
As a matter of fact, I have often suspected that the lack of a CCW option for most Canadians means that even stupider beliefs are held on to longer, because few guns other than hunting rifles and shotguns get used anywhere other than a range, and it would be illegal to do otherwise. (Canadians, please do not jump in here and start explaining about Sig Classic Greens or CZ858s...I'm well aware but you know what I mean.)
Since nobody outside of LE etc will use their pistols anywhere off a range, ever, what exactly IS the difference between an STI and a Colt? What IS the advantage of a P30 over an XD9? Many of the differences are almost moot, because the most we're going to do is lose a stage in competition. Nobody is defending their life with a pistol up here.
People buy cheap guns, or just plain lousy guns, because they can't tell the difference, and the stakes are lower as well. So whatever dumb things you hear...we may hear even worse up here.
Full disclosure: I'm the editor of Calibre Magazine, which is Canada's gun magazine. In the past I've done consulting work for different manufacturers and OEM suppliers, but not currently. M4C's disclosure policy doesn't seem to cover me but we do have advertisers, although I don't handle that side of things and in general I do not know who is paying us at any given time.
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