Li Long had no idea that an offhand reminder and suggestion from him had prompted his second older brother's family to plan a move.
After hanging up, Li Long went to his car to take out the gun bag.
The Type 56 semiautomatic rifle Jade Mountain River and Harimu had given him was still inside.
The Land Cruiser had a fairly spacious interior. When Li Long drove out, especially into the mountains or on long trips, he usually kept the gun bag in the car.
It was not a deliberate precaution against danger. He simply thought he might get some hunting in now and then. It was a habit.
After hearing what his second older brother had said, he felt it was a pretty good habit.
In another few years, the country would begin banning guns. He only had a few years left to use this one.
When that happened, not only Type 56 semiautomatic rifles but even hunting shotguns and air guns would be confiscated.
The Public Security Bureau and police stations had already begun confiscating more powerful firearms. Militia training no longer involved issuing guns to individuals as before. Guns were issued collectively for winter training, then returned straight to the gun cabinets afterward.
Ammunition was no longer managed as casually as before either. It was only issued for live-fire shooting.
Li Long had also heard that the Township Armed Forces Department would soon stop storing firearms. All militia weapons would be kept at the County Armed Forces Department's arsenal.
Controls would become increasingly strict, and all previously issued firearms licenses would be invalidated, including his.
But there were still two years to go. After taking out the gun, Li Long found a gun cloth and wiped it down carefully. He would have fewer and fewer opportunities to