Again a big story for nothing. Just call the RCMP Canadian Firearms Center and ask. If you still doupt, call the Sûreté du Québec.
You can even reach them by email: permis@surete.qc.ca
Some dealer let you register the gun.
Other do it for you. Just ask when you buy- so it is clear.
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Why single Marstar out just because they might have been caught under the covers on this one occasion with THE MAN?
Throughout the 40 year fight starting from PETs bill c-51 to c-19 to today most of the dealers experienced all of the gain and very little of the pain.
If Marstar is being bashed for being overly eager to collaborate with Big Brother there are many others who did the very same.
There are no heroes in this story.
GUNOHOLIC;
"If Marstar is being bashed for being overly eager to collaborate with Big Brother there are many others who did the very same."
I just wish that people would learn ALL the facts before jumping in with their expert opinions....
John
Hi John,
lets go with the facts we know.
The OP stated that the NR gun registration took place at your store after december 2012.
At that time, we (iinculding dealers) knew the following :
- it was illegal in Canada to keep record of any NR firearm transaction. We know this in part because of the whole Wyatt fiasco, and all dealers also knew this because they were sent letters specifying that.
- A provincial injunction in Quebec was in effect to try to force Quebecers to still register their long guns and circumvent that law.
- Following that injunction and since record keeping of these transactions were illegal in all other provinces, the RCMP released a letter stating that the onus was on Qc residents to register their guns. The injunction, being provincial, had no effect on other provinces.
These are facts we know.
If other facts are unknown to the gun community that either refute the OPs claim or justify your actions, it would be in everyone's interest to be made aware of them.
No one is trying to bash you, we just want to understand whats going on.
As someone new to dealing with the various players in the Canadian marketplace (and therefore forming my initial opinions of those dealers) I am very interested in this discussion.
I would also like to see the official policy regarding this and a comment if these allegations are legitimate. Furthermore, if there are other policies regarding record keeping for other provinces, I'd like a comment on those as well.
Okay....hope you don't mind if I take this down another road.
If it is illegal for a gun seller to keep a transaction record of a NR gun sale...how is one to deal with a warranty issue.
Most warranties require proof of purchase to obtain the warranty.
If one is given a computer generated 'sales receipt', it's a given that info is then in that dealers computer.
Something I've always wondered about.