- Location
- North-Central Quebec
For the people who think these new regs are not so much of a problem, it maybe so for a private sale. Until today, when I sold one of my own firearms on the exchange, I always called Miramichi to verify the validity of his/her PAL. The only thing extra now is that I have to jot down a reference number.
BUT, here's where things get out of hand, I run a gunsmithing shop and yesterday I received a letter from the RCMP explaining my new obligations towards this new legislation. Imagine, a 24 hour heads up, that sucks? Until now, you brought a NR to my shop, I had to note your name, address and PAL, make, model and serial number of your gun in my CFO supplied registry book, when I received the gun and when it left my shop and if shipped, how and the tracking number. NOW, I also have to note caliber and barrel length, AND here's where it sucks big time, I have to waste time verifying the validity of the customer's PAL before handing the gun back, jot down the reference number AND keep all this info for twenty years.
BUT, here's where things get out of hand, I run a gunsmithing shop and yesterday I received a letter from the RCMP explaining my new obligations towards this new legislation. Imagine, a 24 hour heads up, that sucks? Until now, you brought a NR to my shop, I had to note your name, address and PAL, make, model and serial number of your gun in my CFO supplied registry book, when I received the gun and when it left my shop and if shipped, how and the tracking number. NOW, I also have to note caliber and barrel length, AND here's where it sucks big time, I have to waste time verifying the validity of the customer's PAL before handing the gun back, jot down the reference number AND keep all this info for twenty years.