through the ridiculous effort of welding together a new safety, I called up the Dead Goose Society and ordered a new one. I waited a few days and drank some Stolichnaya while I waited, you know, just to keep the mood.

With the wait over, the new safety dropped right in. The same filing had to be done on the bottom of the metal, just a couple of passes with a file, then a check until it just barely fit. With that, at least my safety troubles were over.

A problem many people cited online — but one I had no problem with — was installing the small set screws to keep the trigger group seated and in place in the receiver.

Those were easy to reach and went right in.Canada's public broadcaster is facing a growing backlash over a much-vaunted historical series that has angered politicians in the Maritimes, insulted Acadians and been denounced as anglo-centric and offensive in Quebec.

Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly declined on Tuesday to comment on the CBC series, Canada: The Story of Us, which was introduced on the air March 26 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and meant as a way to celebrate the country's 150th birthday.

Instead, the CBC has waded into a bog of controversy over its depictions of historical events and omissions in Canadian history.

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Opinion: New series The Story of Us is not the story of Canada

"They're presenting alternative history based on alternative facts," says Laurent Turcot, a history professor from Quebec who has criticized the series. "It's