Are non-restricted gun purchases reported / tracked?
- Thread starter bryankerr
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whiteoutjeeper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
Copying license info is not required to purchase a NR firearm. All you need to do is show your PAL.
But if they do record infon and you allow them to, there is no reason for them to report the sale to the government.
But if they do record infon and you allow them to, there is no reason for them to report the sale to the government.
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- East of Home, West of the Rest
There is no law that says they must record your PAL info. They only do it because you don't question it. Most provinces have legislation in which a retailer cannot refuse a sale if you refuse to provide private information.
Show your PAL. They see it. The legal aspect is satisfied. Anything beyond that is your choice.
Before (and after) the LGR stores would (do) record info for their own records and warranty/tax purposes.
Police would check import and distributor records to see what stores they were sent to, then go to the stores to check sales records.
After that, anyone with a valid PAL could legally own said firearm, and no government agency would know who. Hypothetically, anyways.
whiteoutjeeper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta
If purchased after the LGR and you didn't give them your info, then they don't know who has them. Or if you bought used after the end of the LGR.
Only firearm the government has paperwork on is my S&W because it's a scary handgun. All purchases were made with cash.
