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Are you required to register firearms in Canada? What firearms can a citizen legally possess for hunting? Are modern muzzle loaders okay? How about high-powered air rifles (no I am not being cute, I am serious) for small game like squirrels, birds. Do firearms laws vary greatly from province to province and city to country like the US? Thank you
There is no more long gun registry. You are required to have a licence to purchase any firearms, however traditional hunting rifles and shotguns are non-restricted. You need no permits or licences to purchase or use an air rifle. There is only one set of laws for the whole country.
Are you required to register firearms in Canada? What firearms can a citizen legally possess for hunting? Are modern muzzle loaders okay? How about high-powered air rifles (no I am not being cute, I am serious) for small game like squirrels, birds. Do firearms laws vary greatly from province to province and city to country like the US? Thank you
I think that there are subtle differences in firearm laws between the different provinces of Canada. But at the federal level, firearms are regulated primarily by the Firearms Act and by Part III of the Criminal Code.
There are about 2 Million firearm licenses in Canada. So MANY Guns for a population of 34 Million. You do not need to register non-restricted guns (ordinary rifles, shotguns - for hunting etc).
Here's the info from the RCMP website:
Non-restricted firearms are ordinary rifles and shotguns, other than those referred to below.
Restricted firearms include:
handguns that are not prohibited;
semi-automatic, centre-fire rifles and shotguns with a barrel shorter than 470 mm;
rifles and shotguns that can be fired when their overall length has been reduced by folding, telescoping or other means to less than 660 mm; and
firearms restricted by Criminal Code Regulations.
Prohibited firearms include:
handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less and handguns that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, except for a few specific ones used in International Shooting Union competitions;
rifles and shotguns that have been altered by sawing or other means so that their barrel length is less than 457 mm or their overall length is less than 660 mm;
full automatics;
converted automatics, namely full automatics that have been altered so that they fire only one projectile when the trigger is squeezed; and
firearms prohibited by Criminal Code Regulations.
I don't know if it was mentioned above (didn't notice it) but you do need a Possession & Acquisition Licence (PAL) to purchase ammunition and to be eligible to receive a PAL all applicants must successfully complete the Canadian Firearms Safety Course. Here is the information for regulations about different classifications of air guns: Air Guns - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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I think that there are subtle differences in firearm laws between the different provinces of Canada. But at the federal level, firearms are regulated primarily by the Firearms Act and by Part III of the Criminal Code.
There are about 2 Million firearm licenses in Canada. So MANY Guns for a population of 34 Million. You do not need to register non-restricted guns (ordinary rifles, shotguns - for hunting etc).
Here's the info from the RCMP website:
Non-restricted firearms are ordinary rifles and shotguns, other than those referred to below.
Restricted firearms include:
handguns that are not prohibited;
semi-automatic, centre-fire rifles and shotguns with a barrel shorter than 470 mm;
rifles and shotguns that can be fired when their overall length has been reduced by folding, telescoping or other means to less than 660 mm; and firearms restricted by Criminal Code Regulations.
Prohibited firearms include:
handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less and handguns that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, except for a few specific ones used in International Shooting Union competitions;
rifles and shotguns that have been altered by sawing or other means so that their barrel length is less than 457 mm or their overall length is less than 660 mm;
full automatics;
converted automatics, namely full automatics that have been altered so that they fire only one projectile when the trigger is squeezed; and firearms prohibited by Criminal Code Regulations.
In other words, firearms that have been flagged for looking scary.
You should look at the entire lists of firearms restricted or prohibited by Criminal Code Regulations. They're very lengthy lists. For some of them scary looking means they aren't permitted. The same thing goes for some scary looking air guns and replicas. Not permitted..
You should look at the entire lists of firearms restricted or prohibited by Criminal Code Regulations. They're very lengthy lists. For some of them scary looking means they aren't permitted. The same thing goes for some scary looking air guns and replicas. Not permitted..
Again .. what's your point? I know what is not permitted.
Helping others understand what this means. I asked my RCMP friend how they determined that some guns are restricted or banned while others are not even though they are the same functionally, and that's what he told me.
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