Ok, its been a while since I have updated the status of my RPAL/PAL application on this forum. But here is a brief background of my application process. Please read on, because something weird happened today and im wondering if this is normal or has happened to anyone else...
So October 2013 I applied for PAL and RPAL. Interviews were all done, including my two references and all went well. But then they did a background search on me and found out that I've had a few drug charges in the last 5 years (not trafficking, and no violent stuff). However I was never convicted, the charges were withdrawn. So the lady on the phone said my firearms application will be investigated further based on the fact that i was charged even though the charges were dropped. She said this takes time and no guarantee i will get the licenses (which almost brought me to tears!). This pisses me off because I thought we live in a country where you are innocent until proven guilty. I was never convicted and the charges were all dropped, so in my opinion they shouldn't use this against me.
Anyway, I will get to the point. I've been waiting for something to happen with my application. The last update they gave me was that my application is currently with the CFO of Ontario. Now here is the weird thing that happened today: I was at work, and at about 2pm a man rings my doorbell. No answer because I was at work. He then rings the side entrance doorbell (which goes to the basement apartment and people live down there. The girl answered her door and the man said "Hi I am from the Canadian Firearms Department, I am looking for David S., Does he live here? She told the man i live upstairs. So he said thank you, and left. Apparently he was well dressed in a suit. He did not leave a card, or anything for me to contact him back with. What should I do? What do you think this was all about? And has this happened to anyone before? No one called me to forewarn me that someone would be coming over to my house, and I don't know what to do at this point. Should I try calling the CFO and explain what happened, or just wait a bit?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, especially from someone who has been through this same scenario and had a surprise visitor.
Thanks in advance for some help guys.
-Dave