Buying a handgun in Canada

**KO'd N DOA** · Posted On: 10/28/2011 11:36am

Originally Posted by Wounded Ronin

WTF, do they call the police if they see a steak knife or chainsaw in the house?

Have both and no problems so far. But have moved the blades out of sight to avoid someone stooling.

**OZZ** · Posted On: 10/28/2011 1:50pm

What a debacle that Registry has been...
A lot of police forces seem to like it though. Its rural people with rifles and hunters that are pissed about it and want it gone.
It sure has been costly yet another Liberal mess.

**vashanka** · Posted On: 10/28/2011 4:55pm

Originally Posted by OZZ

The FAC ( Firearms Acquisition Certificate ) application form asks :
Have you ever been convicted of assault or other crime of violence or been banned from owning weapons or explosives ?
I don't know for certain that if you answer ' Yes' - you will get denied. But just having to answer the question has been enough to keep me from applying. I have a couple of assault convictions from waaay back.

FACs are a thing of the past (stopped issuing them 7 years ago, if I recall correctly). That question is still on the PAL application, but unless you were slapped with a order of prohibition from owning firearms, then you might not have a problem.

**vashanka** · Posted On: 10/28/2011 4:58pm

Originally Posted by KO'd N DOA

The Federal Long gun registry will be scrapped and all documents destroyed.
Might be a loosening up on the requirements.
Except of course in Quebec, where they really want control, and have petitioned to be able to salvage information from the Federal gun registry.

There will be no loosening of requirements, except the one to register non-restricted long guns. Quebec will get diddley squat from the feds, but they did say they will hold on to whatever they have. Funny how all the quebec politicians squawk like angry birds, the scrapping of the long gun registry is a done deal.

**OZZ** · Posted On: 10/28/2011 6:54pm

Originally Posted by vashanka

FACs are a thing of the past (stopped issuing them 7 years ago, if I recall correctly). That question is still on the PAL application, but unless you were slapped with a order of prohibition from owning firearms, then you might not have a problem.

Really ?
Wow..time flies. I'll look into it.