Can I buy a restricted firearm before becoming a member of a range?

[Tuco Pike]

Maybe someone is already experienced with handguns (ie military or LE or regular civilain) and simply wants to buy one for home defense.

Or maybe someone just doesn't give a rats ass what the CFO thinks and will shoot it in the bushes.

Either way, there are plenty of reasons why someone doesn't want to join a range.

Exactly!!!!

And none of those a legal reasons in Canada to get a handgun so unless you are a collector or a target shooter or happen to have one of ATC's you won't get it based on the above..

And that is the real problem isn't it? The use for home defense needs to be re-established as acceptable. A completely travesty that it no longer is.

Yea, but saying you are a target shooter is enough to get you a handgun at least in Ontario. It doesn't mean one might not have other hidden reasons (god forbid home defense) for obtaining one.

Yup, exactly. Having to hide ones true and legitimate reason is the real shame.

 

[Bond007]

Hey Deadbeat,

I posted pretty much the same question.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=363648

I now have two pistols without a membership at a club, advised them that i plan on joining the burlington gun club. ( waiting list until December).