Almost got RPAL, got 2 legal questions 1 gun question

[canmic]

Here in Ontario several of us have cottages and homes with ranges at both locations. I transport my firearms to the cottage and store them their while I am up. The cottage isn't on the way to the range and neither is the home. You can also attend other ranges for target practice or competition while staying at a hotel with restricted firearms. I have invited other restricted firearm owners up to the cottage for the weekend and they bring there firearms up to go to the club as well.

I am not sure if this has changed as I haven't checked in years but when I did last have to check into it, if you have more than one "home" ie: a vacation property or whatever, then (in the old days) you could get a LTATT to take firearms between the two "homes" and to keep them at either one. Back then, you could also keep them at your place of business (if you owned the business and had a proper storage situation there) and you could get an LTATT for that (not sure if you can still do that, lots of rules around non-firearm businesses having firearms have changed over the years).

For the competitions and shooting at out of town ranges, the hotel say is "incidental to your trip to the competition/range/gunshow/gunsmith" etc so that would be ok.

Also there's the loophole of staying at someone's house if they also have an RPAL, that you can "lend" them the firearm and then it can be stored at their house no problem.

It all comes down to this: If something happens and it ends up in front of a judge, do you have a reasonable justification that is within the wording of the law or not?

 

[promac]

And I'm going to disagree my round trip to work is 150 km the range is half way between I called in and asked if I can take my restricted to work and stop at the range on the way home I was told yes I can. It is not reasonable for me to have to drive home and then to the range if you don't like this idea take it up with the cfo office that's who I called.

Perhaps you spoke to a clerk to sympathized with your situation. Maybe any route is good as long as going to the range is part of the trip - reasonably direct as it relates to your grand plan. I would've asked for an opinion in writing.

 

[promac]

Here in Ontario several of us have cottages and homes with ranges at both locations. I transport my firearms to the cottage and store them their while I am up. The cottage isn't on the way to the range and neither is the home. As for shopping the RCMP has some good information below found at http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/storage-entreposage-eng.htm. You can also attend other ranges for target practice or competition while staying at a hotel with restricted firearms. I have invited other restricted firearm owners up to the cottage for the weekend and they bring there firearms up to go to the club as well.
Leaving Any Class of Firearm in an Unattended Vehicle locked container
•Lock non-restricted firearms and locked containers carrying restricted or prohibited firearms in the trunk or in a similar lockable compartment.
•If the vehicle does not have a trunk or lockable compartment, put firearms and firearm containers out of sight inside the vehicle and lock the vehicle.
•If you are in a remote wilderness area and cannot lock your non-restricted firearms inside your vehicle, unload them and put them out of sight. Attach a secure locking device to the firearms unless they are needed for predator control.

I believe the CFO might have considered your cottage your dwelling house or perhaps it's possible to have more than one registered address in your province. In Ontario, you'd need to change the registered address and request a STATT to transport your restricted firearms to your cottage, then the same going back home, as going to your cottage is not connected or relevant - incidental to your trip to the range. Otherwise why bother with the verbiage - a LTATT might as well say you can transport your restricted firearms anywhere you want.

Circumstance: a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.

 

[Found]

The CFO of Ontario will not put more than one address on your Firearms License which is your ATT now, this is possible in other Province's. I have called the CFO in Ontario (as all club members cottage's I recommend do when I teach the club course) and they will not issue you a new ATT or STATT to go to the cottage. I as other people who own restricted firearms have too many to transport to the cottage when I go for the weekend, week, or month. I would need a second vehicle and driver to make the trip with the food and clothes we take up. promac I am unsure who gave you this information and I recommend anyone in this situation call the CFO to confirm what I have.

I believe the CFO might have considered your cottage your dwelling house or perhaps it's possible to have more than one registered address in your province. In Ontario, you'd need to change the registered address and request a STATT to transport your restricted firearms to your cottage, then the same going back home, as going to your cottage is not connected or relevant - incidental to your trip to the range. Otherwise why bother with the verbiage - a LTATT might as well say you can transport your restricted firearms anywhere you want.