Background checks

[spangy]

Originally Posted by gunnertwo

My comment was to the present situation here in the States regarding our NCIS background system. The situation in Canada is much more perilous. My buddy in Calgary has an extensive firearms collection. If Canada continues on the path as Trudeau wants, his collection must be turned into the scrap mill. He will receive a pittance of value and many historical arms will be destroyed. UK and Europe are doing the same. To retain, collections must be "de-activated", meaning destroyed. Governments are on the path to not trust its citizens with firearms of any kind.

G2

Basically in Canada Handguns with barrels equal to or less than 105 mm in length are now a 'prohibited' weapon.
This does not include handguns for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union and where the handgun is prescribed to be restricted.
Grandfathered status allows the possession and acquisition of prohibited firearms that are already registered in Canada, but not the new importation of prohibited firearms into Canada.
A Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) allows you to acquire prohibited firearms only in the same categories as the ones currently registered to you, and only if the firearms you wish to acquire were registered in Canada prior to the specific dates set out in the Firearms Act.

As a general rule, a PAL will indicate what categories of prohibited firearms the license holder is licensed to acquire by showing the section of the Firearms Act that grandfathers them, as follows:

s.12(2): full automatics
s.12(3): converted automatics
s.12(4): firearms prohibited by former prohibition order No. 12
s.12(5): firearms prohibited by former prohibition order No. 13
s.12(6.1): handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less or that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition.
s.12(7): inherited handguns made prior to 1946 that fall under the s. 12(6.1) category

Eligibility to acquire a particular prohibited firearm will be confirmed during the transfer process.

In other words it is possible to still own 4" Luger's IF you took all the right steps years ago. Fat chance of that and by a twist of fate I was allowed that loophole years ago but I was away working in the Arctic protecting the world from Soviet nuclear attack on the DEWLINE. I never anticipated how badly this mistake would cost me until years later.

It is complicated .... in one way we have no where near the restrictions faced in other countries but in some instances they are as horrific or more so.

At any rate collecting Luger's under 105 mm means you must change the barrel to 105+ mm. So stupid just like our bizarre Prime minister.

It's all here if you are interested: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firear...irearms#prohib