Carrying a deactivated pistol

I'd say if it looks like a gun, it "IS" a gun! If you decide to carry it, bring your toothbrush as the Warden might not have any in stock!
 
Get written permision from your school, explain to everyone in your acting class it's not a real gun, let them handle it if they want. Put the prop in a bag or case after class and you will be fine. You're not gona get stoped and searched for no reason. If that should happen remember, your're an actor, put your skills to work, act profesionally and explain the situation in a calm clear manner.
 
David K said:
Would you seriously risk your life, however good intentioned, simply to "POSSIBLY" improve your Acting skills ?
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Jackie Chan would. I won't even start with Chuck, and I won't even mention the life-threatening device I have for holding pieces of paper together.
The question was is it legal, the answer is yes. Like it or not.
 
Why not carry a symbolic gun? In this day and age, and in this modern Canada, we sometimes have to make some concessions.

I propose that you carry a rubber chicken. In a locked case of course, with some sort of disabling lock, seperate from any rubber eggs that might accompany the chicken. It goes without saying that you will have to clear this radical concept with just about every agency that you can think of, and you might just consider the possibility of the law requiring that a clear rubber chicken be used so as not to constitute a replica. I'm not sure about this, but I don't recall a concealed rubber chicken permit ever being issued in Canada, so you probably shouldn't have a shoulder rig. Please get your transport paperwork in order and take the most reasonably direct route to and from what will likely become the inevitable SWAT team intervention.

Be especially careful to keep your finger off the beak and don't sweep anybody (not even a camera with a remote trigger). If this happens, the resident safety Nazis will find you.

And last but not least - do not breathe one word of Avian Flu.


and yeah, I've had a few pints. Why do you ask?
 
Legally, it's not a firearm if it's deactivated and legally, it's not an imitation so the 1998 prohibition doesn't apply either. Essentially you're carrying a chunk of metal for legal purposes, however obviously it looks like a gun regardless of what the law says, so be careful.
 
Kveldulf said:
I am in disagreement with everyone else in this thread. A deactivated pistol is nothing more than a metal sculpture; aside from being a convenient "blunt object" it has no value as a weapon. Acting class is a perfectly valid reason for taking it somewhere -- not that you need any reason.

That said, brandishing it in the open would be stupid and could get you shot but carrying it in a bag is perfectly legal.
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Exactly!!!! If it's deactivated properly then it is nothing more than a fancy paper weight...

Just dont walk down the street mugging people with it, or you'll get the #### tased out of you.
 
If you're a really good actor you could just pretend you have a gun and the audience would be fooled by your awesome acting ability.
 
... For those that hold it's "just a chunk of metal" or a "fancy paper weight". While that may well be literally true, the harsh reality is that if stopped" on Legal and proper grounds" and subsequently checked/searched and "this paper weight" comes to light! Imagine what the Police reaction will be ? Want to find out first hand, and from the front end, just how quickly the Police can draw their loaded pistols ? Police Training tends to draw and Fire, so the next question would be "How quickly can you change your shorts" ? .... It's all fine and dandy to hypothesize and postulate pseudo legalities from the comfort of behind a keyboard, the streets have a harsher reality, and violence, in one form or another can be a fact of life. ( Buy an Orange Plastic Training gun and be done with it ! ) ..... David K
 
I don't mean to be a smart-ass but if the intent is to use it as a prop for a play.... why not go to toys "R" us or walmart and get a toy gun... I'm sure the audience and actors could make the monumental leap to act/imagine around it.

I assume the play is not about a specific gun with the audience all being firearms experts. If it is... and they are... only the first 5 rows will know you're BSing them.

;)
 
The regulations say that - despite being non-functional - it must be transported in accordance with the regulations for firearms, meaning, locked and in a locked opaque case.

We can't be scaring the horses - or the sheep.
 
Kveldulf said:
I am in disagreement with everyone else in this thread. A deactivated pistol is nothing more than a metal sculpture; aside from being a convenient "blunt object" it has no value as a weapon. Acting class is a perfectly valid reason for taking it somewhere -- not that you need any reason.

That said, brandishing it in the open would be stupid and could get you shot but carrying it in a bag is perfectly legal.
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Don't confuse philosophy with excercising common sense. I'm calling BS by the way on the acting class excuse.
 
Reading this tread........incredible !!

You wanna go around town (GTA perhaps) with a dewat pistol in your waistband ?? How about buying a legal pellet gun, lets say a copy cat of the popular models like 92F or P99, and carry it around with the justification ``it's not a firearm`` ??

In any of these cases, expect to be shot by surrounding LE Officers when you pull that thing out....

........and I posted in this incredible tread.........Mk
 
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I am an CRFSC instructor in Quebec and the deactivated handguns that we use in the course, must be transported unloaded, trigger locked, and in a locked case. We also need an authorization to transport.
 
Why don't you carry a nice sharp hatchet or even a small chainsaw for defensive purposes? Nothing like revving up a chainsaw a few times to put the fear of you know who into those baddies as well as stimulating your significant other as she thinks that "You Are The Man".:rolleyes:
 
To clarify, I said nothing about carrying it in a holster or anywhere on my person. I meant transporting it to and from my class in a bag, where nobody could see it. Simply to get it where I need to use it, then home again.
 
eeyouelder said:
I am an CRFSC instructor in Quebec and the deactivated handguns that we use in the course, must be transported unloaded, trigger locked, and in a locked case. We also need an authorization to transport.
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Thank you! This is the answer I was looking for. :)
 
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