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I know we all need a ATT to go from place to place target shooting authorized clubs, repair gun, etc. What are the rules specific to been on your own property...can use it but are there specific rules?
way the rules are they dont want you to carry it at all unless to authorized location. so if I transfer from my property to my property across the province and plink away?
 
Pigeonman said:
Nope sorry. Restricted = authorized range only. Non restricteds dependant on you local County by laws.
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In effect, this is true, but the regulations don't exactly say that. You can only posess a restricted gun normally at the place you have declared for storage, which would be limited to the dwelling or other specified building at that address, so that doesn't allow you to have it outside. To take it anywhere else for any purpose the regulations require you to have an appropriate ATT. The regulations don't say you can only shoot it at an approved range, but the only places CFOs issue ATTs for are approved ranges and places where other regulations make shooting illegal - gunsmith, post office, gun show, etc.
 
if you lived out in the boonies, and you shot your restricted off your back porch and you had either a good berm backstop and/or 50 acres of fenced land behind it, what laws are you breaking?
 
JR Hartman said:
if you lived out in the boonies, and you shot your restricted off your back porch and you had either a good berm backstop and/or 50 acres of fenced land behind it, what laws are you breaking?
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Transportation laws as soon as you take it OUT of your residence seeing as your not going to the range. Read your ATT.
If you fire from inside you would get this......86. (1) Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons
 
JR Hartman said:
if you lived out in the boonies, and you shot your restricted off your back porch and you had either a good berm backstop and/or 50 acres of fenced land behind it, what laws are you breaking?
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I know, it's a stupid law, but yes it is illegal. That being said I'm sure it's a law that gets broken from time to time.
 
I think an occational partridge or rabbit has been shot with a .22 handgun, while on a moose hunt(so I've been told).
Probably because a LEO or CO is so seldom seen, more than a stones throw away from a motorized vehicle.
 
WAS at anytime, it legal to use a restricted firearm if you lived on your home quarter of land and ONLY that quarter {SASK} OR any other province for that matter ...I am talking 25 or more yrs ago ???? I remember hearing this yrs ago when I was a kid, and it was brought up tonite in a discussion !!!
 
Theoretically, what if you had a range attached to your dwelling.... saftey precautions all in place, just not cfo approved. As you are not leaving your dwelling you shouldnt need a ATT. As its built for shooting you arnt firing unsafely. Just curious as it crossed my mind to do this for 22lr rifles with a short range attached to the house.
 
trebor2880 said:
I think an occational partridge or rabbit has been shot with a .22 handgun, while on a moose hunt(so I've been told).
Probably because a LEO or CO is so seldom seen, more than a stones throw away from a motorized vehicle.
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This was pretty common practice when I was a young guy (not that I would ever do such a thing). Now it isn't worth the crap that could descend on one. You can shoot an elephant gun on your hundred acres, but not a .22 pistol because it is far more dangerous. Who would a thunk it? Good thing we hab da gubbermint to keep us safe.
 
The reinstatement of handgun hunting would solve many issues of wilderness carry. Not an impossible goal but certainly would be a tough uphill battle.
 
Since you are not for Ontario, I am not familiar with your restrictions. Here in ON, restricted firearms can only be discharged in ranges approved by CFO. NR firearms can be discharged in crown lands, your own backyard as long as you practice safe discharge and you don't threaten your immediate neighbors. Even transporting a restricted firearm requires an ATT if you are a member of a club and going to authorized ranges. Change of address also requires an STATT to transfer your firearm to your new address. If you or your neighbor has a private range, authorized by your provincial CFO, then you are OK. But if your range is not approved by CFO and you are discharging restricted FA, it might be hit and miss depending on who will catch you. Generally, if you live in farmlands, nobody will complain against what you are doing as long as you don't threaten the safety of your neighbors. I've heard of farm owners discharging Restricted FA in their property with no problems. But again, make your call. Better follow the law than being caught for reason you cannot argue and win.
 
trebor2880 said:
I think an occational partridge or rabbit has been shot with a .22 handgun, while on a moose hunt(so I've been told).
Probably because a LEO or CO is so seldom seen, more than a stones throw away from a motorized vehicle.
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Oh trebor, don't count on that! I've had LEO's and CO's "pop-up" in the most peculiar places and many, many hours on foot through thick bush away from any motorized anything! Call it Karma, call it sh1t luck, call it what you will but none of these interactions saw me incarcerated although some quick talking/thinking was involved. ;)
 
gnmontey said:
You have a LTATT that includes the post office??? I want one of those!

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No, I do not. I am not aware of any Long Term ATT ever having been issued to anyone that includes transport to and/or from a post office. Would you like me to edit my previous remarks to include the term so that your post would seem amusingly witty in pointing out an error I haven't made?
 
Prior to the restricted category being invented, handguns were registered but their use was not restricted, therefore you could go down to the local gravel yard and plink with your 9mm or 22 without inadvertantly killing babies. Since the invention of "Restricted" such activities immediately cause the deaths of innocent children.
 
The Law came in under Prime Minister Kim Campbell. Now if you take your restricted to another persons farm or forest and shoot it you can face a Criminal Charge under section 95 of the Code and the Crown will ask for a minimum mandatory three years in prison.

We have had police investigate or clients by using photos related to this and dig bullets out of sand back stops to run ballistics in trying to lay these charges. Others have been charged under section 95 just because a neighbour driving by was concerned about the rapid fire he heard and the police investigated.
 
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sweetheart said:
We have had police investigate or clients by using photos related to this and dig bullets out of sand back stops to run ballistics in trying to lay these charges. Others have been charged under section 95 just because a neighbour driving by was concerned about the rapid fire he heard and the police investigated.
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Wow!
 
StoneHorse said:
The reinstatement of handgun hunting would solve many issues of wilderness carry. Not an impossible goal but certainly would be a tough uphill battle.
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Fawk, the ministry here in Ontario of all places, wanted to institute a trial handgun hunt to bring in american hunting dollars. Guess who convinced them not to do it.....Ontario Federation of Hunters and Anglers...said it would make the public think hunters where a bunch of dangerous redneck hillbillies.
 
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