The hoops one must jump through to get a permit to own a handgun in Canada make it very difficult to own one. A back-country hunting guide cannot even own a handgun for defense from bears. He can try to justify having one to go target shooting but still has hoops to jump through and then can only have it while to and from target shooting. There are easier ways to end it than to try to get a handgun in Canada.

I looked up all the Canadian gun laws to see how I could transport a handgun or two to Alaska on the ALCAN Highway. Even Canadian citizens have to jump through too many hoops.

Either way, those hockey players found a way to end their anguish.