Have my RPAL do i need to join a club
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You don't need to join a club to own restricted. You can own a restricted if you do not belong to a club. It just sits in the safe. Not much fun.
You need to join a club to shoot restricted and to get an ATT to take it to the club and back.
You need to join a club to shoot restricted and to get an ATT to take it to the club and back.
I'm in the same situation,
My gut instinct tells me you should be a member of a club but I'm not 100% sure you have to.... I'm planning on calling tomorrow to make sure.
I'm in Ontario and about to buy a restricted off the EE but I'm going to be moving within the next couple months, so it doesn't make sense for me to join a club and pay like $200 to shoot for a month or two. I plan on asking if it's possible to get the transfer approved and I'll just store it at home until I get settled in my new place (after getting a temp ATT for the move of course)
I'll report back with my findings
My gut instinct tells me you should be a member of a club but I'm not 100% sure you have to.... I'm planning on calling tomorrow to make sure.
I'm in Ontario and about to buy a restricted off the EE but I'm going to be moving within the next couple months, so it doesn't make sense for me to join a club and pay like $200 to shoot for a month or two. I plan on asking if it's possible to get the transfer approved and I'll just store it at home until I get settled in my new place (after getting a temp ATT for the move of course)
I'll report back with my findings
You do in Alberta and BC. You cannot complete the transfer of a restricted without proof of range membership.
To OP: This comes up time and time again and it is province specific. Posting where you live or having a location in your profile helps allot when asking these types of questions.
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- Location
- Virden, MB
Simply, you can buy any restricted without being a member, but you will NOT be issued an Authorization to Transport (ATT) without being a member of a shooting club. They need to know where you are planning on taking said firearm.
Legally, no you don't have to be a member of a club, but practically, you do. You are asked to state your purpose in owning restricted firearms when you apply for the license, so you will have either declared yourself a collector or said that you intend to use it for target shooting. A collector doesn't have to shoot so he/she doesn't need access to a range, so they don't need a club membership. In this case you would ask for a short term ATT to bring a newly-acquired gun home. If you aren't a collector the CFO assumes you are going to need a club membership so you can have an approved range to shoot your restricted gun at, so they won't issue a long term ATT until they know where you are going to shoot. But you could still ask for a short term ATT to get your new gun home, and if you explain that you aren't joining a club right away because you are planning to move soon, they should issue the short term ATT.
+1 Nailed it.
Also you don't need to be a member of a gun club you must as I recall "be in the process of joining or intend to join a shooting club" or something like that.
Collectors can have the gun shipped to their home and throw it into the safe.
My experience with Alberta\B.C.\NWT CFO is if you are a new owner and are looking to buy restricted you MUST be a member of an approved club and provide proof. Applying as a collector is the same. I did everything I could to not have to shell out more money to finally get a handgun but no dice. It worked out in the end, just had to find a better club.
Hey,
I live in ONtario, and my sitution is similar, I will be moving shortly as I am finishing up school. And I did originally get my RPAL to inherit guns my father had(He was a collecter and never had membership to a club). I am looking to collect as well as shoot.
I am intrested in what happens let me know !
The reason i bought this up is anywhere i look, at online stores they all require membership to club and do not even make mention of collecting.
I live in ONtario, and my sitution is similar, I will be moving shortly as I am finishing up school. And I did originally get my RPAL to inherit guns my father had(He was a collecter and never had membership to a club). I am looking to collect as well as shoot.
I am intrested in what happens let me know !
The reason i bought this up is anywhere i look, at online stores they all require membership to club and do not even make mention of collecting.
I'm in Ontario and about to buy a restricted off the EE but I'm going to be moving within the next couple months, so it doesn't make sense for me to join a club and pay like $200 to shoot for a month or two. I plan on asking if it's possible to get the transfer approved and I'll just store it at home until I get settled in my new place (after getting a temp ATT for the move of course)
I'll report back with my findings
$200 to join a gun club!? Where are you applying? The handgun club closest to my house told me $500!! I wouldn't hesitate to sign up if it was $200, but $500 seems a bit steep for me!
Simply, you are wrong if the OP is in Alberta/BC. EDIT: I see now that the OP has stated he lives in Ontario and I know things are different there.
You are partially correct but apply as a collector and be prepared for much grief. Be prepared to explain what is special about your gun and what makes it collectable.
See above.
Correct.
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I WISH it was only $200 to join a club in Ontario.
Some stories I hear from guys out West, they pay $50/year.
Here's my thinking on it. I'd love to own my own handgun. Cheaper for ammo and to shoot and such as it costs me $65 for a 9mm handgun, getting on the range and 50 bullets.
If I have my own weapon, I just pay for the bullets I buy, no membership I still pay $40 to get on the range. If I go 10 times a year, that's $400 Plus ammunition.
Cheaper than said $500-$600 plus my own ammunition.
BUT, I've been reading problems about getting an ATT if you're not part of a gun club? Is it worth the hassles to save a couple hundred bucks to have problems getting an ATT if you're not a member of a handgun club?
You can't, to my knowledge get an ATT unless you join a club, and in BC if you don't already have a long term ATT, you're not getting a restricted registered to you. I can't see Ontario being any different (certainly not more permissive) This is since the 'new' CFO took over in BC, the up side of this is that if you do have your stuff in order you get a transfer within 24 hours 9 times out of 10.
If you want to shoot cheaply, buy a .22lr.
If you want cheap centerfire, get an sks and surplus ammo.
If you want a handgun you need to get an ATT, and I think the CFO's require a range membership.
In Ontario I was told that I needed to own the handgun before the CFO would approve the long term ATT to take a restricted to the range.
Fun isn't it?
If you want cheap centerfire, get an sks and surplus ammo.
If you want a handgun you need to get an ATT, and I think the CFO's require a range membership.
In Ontario I was told that I needed to own the handgun before the CFO would approve the long term ATT to take a restricted to the range.
Fun isn't it?
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- Location
- Haldimand County near Niagara.
My handgun club in niagara is only about 120 bucks a year. Welland Handgun Club. maybe a little more but I believe 120 is about it.
