30 rounds down range is more training then a gang banger putting 50 into a stationary Tahoe during a driveby. Plus as part of his charges it lists possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm. If it was a prohibited firearm there is a possibility it could be anywhere from an AKM to a Walther PPK. In the photo from the article he is holding what looks to be C9 /C9A1/C9A2 machinegun I find it unlikely that he would take a photo with a 15lb+ gun if he had no idea how to use it, but maybe I'm wrong. Either way this wasn't some random dude that never fired a gun that just snapped.
He's a amateur. Go to any armed forces day on a base and you can get your picture taken with a C7, a fucking Leopard tank, or in the cockpit of an F-18. The training the reserves get is a joke. I don't like saying that. I was in the reserves for 2 years as a rifleman, back in the FN days. The training was a joke then, it is a joke now. If you are not an infantryman, small arms training in the CF is a joke.
I have another 28 years in the regular CF. I shoot for a hobby, I started doing IDPA competitions last year (just a beginner, really). "Serious damage" is a relative term. If you mean he could have shot somebody, I agree. Any Joe with a shotgun can do that, you don't need any training.
30 rounds down range is more training then a gang banger putting 50 into a stationary Tahoe during a driveby. Plus as part of his charges it lists possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm. If it was a prohibited firearm there is a possibility it could be anywhere from an AKM to a Walther PPK. In the photo from the article he is holding what looks to be C9 /C9A1/C9A2 machinegun I find it unlikely that he would take a photo with a 15lb+ gun if he had no idea how to use it, but maybe I'm wrong. Either way this wasn't some random dude that never fired a gun that just snapped.
I stand by my statement.
He's a amateur. Go to any armed forces day on a base and you can get your picture taken with a C7, a fucking Leopard tank, or in the cockpit of an F-18. The training the reserves get is a joke. I don't like saying that. I was in the reserves for 2 years as a rifleman, back in the FN days. The training was a joke then, it is a joke now. If you are not an infantryman, small arms training in the CF is a joke.
I have another 28 years in the regular CF. I shoot for a hobby, I started doing IDPA competitions last year (just a beginner, really). "Serious damage" is a relative term. If you mean he could have shot somebody, I agree. Any Joe with a shotgun can do that, you don't need any training.