Banned or Permitted in Canada?

Laserlips

Laserlips

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This is my favorite revolver (S&W model 638 pre-lock Airweight Bodyguard)and my favorite pistol (Sig P239) for concealed carry & personal protection. Both are Crimson Trace Lasergrip equipped. Are these permitted or banned in Canada?

Best Wishes,

J. Pomeroy

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We are not allowed to import more but if there are some in the country a few shooters that have prohibited handgun 12(6) status, like myself, can buy and sell them to other 12(6) classified shooters. Some day one shooter will own all the 4" and under barreled, the 25 cal and 32 cal handguns as the last 12(6) classified person. The good thing for me is that the 12(6) handguns go relatively cheap due to the small ever decreasing number of people who can legally buy them, though not a good thing if I ever want to sell any.
 
Silverback said:
Thanks for the explanation.

How did you acquire "prohibited" status? It would seem to be a difficult classification to obtain.

It would be a bummer to legally possess unusual (for Canada) firearms knowing all the time the potential buyers market is drying up all around you...

You'd have a heck of a time selling some of my stuff, wouldn't you?

Best Wishes..

JP.
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To have a 12(6) status, one must of had a short barrelled pistol and continuous ownership (under 4.13"-I'm using IM_Lugger's #'s) since a certain date (I believe it was 1998). If you missed the boat, your S.O.L.

Don't quote me on the date. I missed the boat and have no chances of getting one, so I really don't think about anything under the 4.13" range
 
yes they are prohib, I think it has alot to do with the fact we don't have any CCW up here. They figure those aren't really used for target practice.
 
JP, I have owned short barreled handguns since the mid-eighties so I was grandfathered for owning them and you are correct, if you are selling in Canada it sucks. I just bought a very nice 2" S&W Model 30 in 32 S&W Long with a holster and a box of ammo for $200 (approx. US$171.00) shipped to me and the guy had it for sale for quite a while before I bought it. Not a really popular caliber but a really nice I frame 6 shooter. The only "prohib handguns" that seem to hold any value up here are the N frame's, usually in 44 Mag.

Here is some info from the Canadian Firearms Centre Site:

http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/info_for-renseignement/factsheets/prohibited_e.asp

The Criminal Code defines the following firearms as prohibited:
handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm (4.1 inches) or less, and handguns that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, except for a few specific models used in International Shooting Union competitions;.
You are allowed to possess certain prohibited firearms if you had one registered in your name when it became prohibited and you continuously hold a valid registration certificate for that type of prohibited firearm from December 1, 1998 onward. The Firearms Act refers to this as being “grandfathered”.
 
"...think it has alot to do with the fact..." Nope. It made an entire class of handgun illegal in one swoop.
Laserlips, please reduce the size of your pictures. You can't bring any of those up here, for any reason. Your CCW means nothing here, nor can you get one.
 
Laserlips said:
Silverback said:
Thanks for the explanation.

How did you acquire "prohibited" status? It would seem to be a difficult classification to obtain.

It would be a bummer to legally possess unusual (for Canada) firearms knowing all the time the potential buyers market is drying up all around you...

You'd have a heck of a time selling some of my stuff, wouldn't you?

Best Wishes..

JP.
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omg! you $@%@@!
stop teasing us.
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sunray said:
"...think it has alot to do with the fact..." Nope. It made an entire class of handgun illegal in one swoop.
Laserlips, please reduce the size of your pictures. You can't bring any of those up here, for any reason. Your CCW means nothing here, nor can you get one.
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The reason short barreled guns were classed as prohib was becuase some buraucrat or lawyer or what deemed them not suitable for target practice. The main reason were allowed to have guns. Now if we had CCW in canada, im willing to bet that would have opened up a door for a valid use and reason to have a short barrelled gun. I don't agree with the rule just stating some facts.
 
The reason short barreled guns were classed as prohib was becuase some buraucrat or lawyer or what deemed them not suitable for target practice.
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Nah, they were trying to get rid of "Saturday Night Specials". You know, cheap short barrelled handguns. They figured these were such a danger to the Canadian public (even though they were registered) that they better ban them. Sound familiar?

To a gun grabber, "target practice" is irrelevant.
 
Anybody else wonder if this post was just an opportunity to grandstand? "Oh look you poor Canucks, I can have these & you can't"... :p

And before you say "Oh you're just 'sour grapes' 'cause you don't have 12(6)... I do have 12(6) and can have any of the pistols in the pics... ;)
 
Yes, I don't understand this either. Another thing that I find a little irritating is when someone asks for an advice regarding a specific restricted firearm, and a certain poster from the Midwest responds by suggesting alternatives that he damn well knows are prohibited here.

Seems a little lame to me.
 
cannonfodder said:
My mistake. But tell me this. How many makers offer a barrel in a 4.13 lenght??? I think 4.25 is the closest production length offered.

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Well taurus 24/7 is 4.13in, I think Walther also makes a P99 (or it might be a S&W copy) as well as HK P7M8. I'm sure there's more...

but it doesn't matter who makes what; you can cut a barrel to 4.13 and it'd still be legal :)
 
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