CFC approval time

Well an update from me. Recieved my LATT in an email today. Just a note. My purchase was a private sale so maybe that has an impact on how long it takes. Good luck to all that's still waiting.
 
dontshow said:
I just had a restricted transfer approved.

According to the transfer notification, it was submitted by the seller Sep 5. On the phone the CFC told me it was approved Sep 11, which would be 5 business days. However, the transfer notification is dated Sep 13, which would be 7 business days.
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Is that through a business or private? Mine (a private deal) was submitted on the 4th and still not approved. This is the longest I've ever gone (and I do have other restricted/LTATT/club membership). Complete crap...
 
2 Weeks plus a day for my last transfer from Alberta to me in BC. Now the seller has left town for work so it will be over a month I have waited for my handgun. Terrible service.
 
Brordo said:
Is that through a business or private? Mine (a private deal) was submitted on the 4th and still not approved. This is the longest I've ever gone (and I do have other restricted/LTATT/club membership). Complete crap...
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The seller was a business.

Have you called in? They told me that they at least try to process them in the order they are received. If you explain that you have talked to others who have initiated the transfer after you did and already had theirs approved, then they may look into it.
 
You don't need a ranger membership to buy a restricted. Most provinces require one to issue a LTATT but not to own a restricted:


Here is a the wording directly from the RCMP/Firearms Program:

Permitted purposes for a restricted firearm

There are a few purposes for which individuals can be licensed to acquire or possess a restricted firearm, the most common being target practice or target shooting competitions, or as part of a collection.

Criteria for each purpose

Depending on which purpose is claimed, there are specific criteria that must be met, as follows:
Target Shooting Practice and Competition

To be authorized to have restricted firearms for target shooting purposes, an individual must provide proof that he or she practices or competes at an approved shooting club or range. For more information about approved shooting clubs and ranges, contact the appropriate provincial or territorial CFO by calling 1-800-731‑4000.
Collectors of Restricted Firearms

To be authorized to have restricted firearms as part of a collection, an individual must:

Know the historical, technical or scientific features of such firearms in their collection
Consent to occasional inspections of the place where their collection is stored
Comply with regulations dealing with safe storage, record-keeping and other matters related to restricted firearms.
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That quote is from the RCMP Firearms Program:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/restr-eng.htm
 
cfc bc

Ive bought 4 handguns this summer in BC and the CFC is more interested in their staff taking summer vacation than working with the public it seems. It is quite annoying actually. Im sure more government pay raises and employee benefit increases will more than solve our dilema in bc!V:I:

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Xman said:
You don't need a ranger membership to buy a restricted. Most provinces require one to issue a LTATT but not to own a restricted...
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While you are technically correct (the Firearms Act and related regulations don't require a range membership), you do require permission from the CFO to purchase a restricted. And in BC, the CFO has a policy of not approving transfers if you don't have an LTATT.

Ridiculous? Of course. If it weren't ridiculous it wouldn't be the law.
 
dontshow said:
The seller was a business.

Have you called in? They told me that they at least try to process them in the order they are received. If you explain that you have talked to others who have initiated the transfer after you did and already had theirs approved, then they may look into it.
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Yep...I call everyday now...not that it does any good. Apparently the AB CFO is helping out (I got put through to them yesterday)...but that isn't seeming to help either. Seems like a smoke/mirrors trick at this point.
 
I've been waiting 4 months. It's my first. They waited 2 months to send me my Transportation licence. My advice is Apply now for your Transport licence and send in a copy of your clubs membership to your provinces office. You can fax both.
 
It has been 3 weeks since I purchased a restricted firearm in BC. It is my first restricted firearm. I phoned today, and the NB office is picking up the slack. Nice lady there told me it was not completed because there was no Gun Club information (not true it was faxed along with everything else) she gave me the fax number in NB asked me to refax it and she would move it along. Who knows how long it would have sat if I hadn't called.

I guess I was too patient and should have called earlier.
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Sure looks like BC CFO is still mourning the death of the LGR with vendetta to all who voted it down.

Got three transfer started this week, one from business, two private. Not looking fwd to wait time when others in ON already has their's.
 
Ordered a restricted from Wolverine Supply on September 5, 2012; received it via Canada Post five days later.
 
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