The clear/tinted thing is to deal with an importation issue, more or less. It's not really a problem once it's in country.
If this is your first gun I'd go for an AEG.
Since you're AVed, start window shopping in these sections:
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/forumdisplay.php?f=179
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8