Waterloo,
Sorry, I didn't realise you were from Canada. I thought you might be an anti slipping in to cause problems. Then I saw your thread. Since you may be legitand tring to fight off the brainwashing of living in a country settled by the fRENCH
and Torries fleeing freedom in exchange for suposed security
I will try to explain it to you.
Firearms are primarily used as protection and hunting. They are also purchased for historical reasons, and can be a good investment. Unless you buy junk, most retain their value well, and many appreciate.
Firearms come in so many shapes, sizes and brands that it is imposible to own everything, no matter how much some of us try. Firearms are a hobby and colectable, and like every colection and hobby, you often find yourself looking for the next peice to fit into your collection.
If I owned firearms anymore (remember, I hit my head a while back...) I would say that I am most interested in military arms and precision shooting. So I would have owned, say;
1.) a springfeild armory national match M1a (historical, clone of M-14, acccurate)
2.) a Lee-Enfeild (historical, WWII British made)
3.) a M1 carbine (historical, WWII Korea and Veitnam)
4.) a 1911 .45acp (historical, clone of Colt Goverment, WWI &II, to present day military)
Now this would not take into consideration any other firearms I may have owned, nor other intrests of mine, but should be enough for a begining enthusiast to get an idea of the vast and and almost endless sea of firearms ownership, use and colectability.
Best of luck to you on geting your pistol and understanding of Canadian gun laws. Hope you can move to the states soon and learn what real freedom is, and the responsibilites that go along with being free.
P.S. If you really are an anti and wasting my time, well....this is a polite forum.