Handgun Registration.

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I have my Rpal and have a question that I encountered.
I got a book on firearms for Christmas and it states that handgun owners in Canada have to register their handguns. I have not bought any handguns yet and do not remember anything about this mentioned in the course or any of the materials used. I also cannot find anything about this statement on the rcmp site.
Can anyone clarify this?
Thanks
 
Also I found this statement
"A registration certificate may only be issued for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm"

However there are no details given on how to obtain this registration certificate.
 
RookieGuy said:
Also I found this statement
"A registration certificate may only be issued for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm"

However there are no details given on how to obtain this registration certificate.
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The store or seller will contact the CFO and tell them a restricted firearm is being sold. The CFO will intiate the transfer from the store/ seller to the buyer and generate a new registration for the buyer. You, as the buyer, don't have to do a thing except confirm the transfer to you. The registration will arrive via mail to your RPAL address on file within 2 wks ( usually). You cannot take a restricted firearm to the range until the registration is in your possession.
 
HANNIB3L said:
also you need an authorization to transport restricted firearms from one location to another


http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/faq/trans-eng.htm
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Thank you. I am aware of the ATT but missed the registration part which starts another question.
If I buy online from one of the dealers on this fine site, Do I need to apply for an ATT to get my purchase from another province or does the supplier take care of that?
Thank you aforehand!
 
Still alive said:
The store or seller will contact the CFO and tell them a restricted firearm is being sold. The CFO will intiate the transfer from the store/ seller to the buyer and generate a new registration for the buyer. You, as the buyer, don't have to do a thing except confirm the transfer to you. The registration will arrive via mail to your RPAL address on file within 2 wks ( usually). You cannot take a restricted firearm to the range until the registration is in your possession.
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Once again remarkable thanks!
How do I confirm the transfer?
 
You guys are amazing I really appreciate all the help.
I do belong to 2 clubs already so I will be taking the club course asap and hopefully get 2 att's withing the next few months.
Big Thanks!
 
The process goes like this:

1. You find a handgun you like on a site like this
2. You pay the seller
3. you give the seller your name, PAL number, address, phone
4. The seller calls the CFC (Canadian firearms centre), and initiates the transfer of the gun you purchased
5. The CFC gives the seller a reference number
6. YOU call the CFC and complete the transaction with that reference number
7. You check back every few days with the CFC and reference number if the transfer is approved by the CFO(Chief firearms officer) of your province
8. After the transfer is approved you call the seller and inform him about this
9. The seller confirms with the CFC that the transfer is approved, gets an ATT (authorization to transport) this firearm to the Post Office and ships it to you trigger locked (zip tie), shipping has to be with tracking number and signature required.
10. You receive the firearm, IF you have to pick it up from the Post Office, you also need an ATT

You also get the approval of transfer in the mail as well as the registration certificate (last one can take a few weeks but they can email it to you if you call them)


If you buy from a dealer, you don't call the CFC, they do it all for you, some are faster than others.
 
RookieGuy said:
Once again remarkable thanks!
How do I confirm the transfer?
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The store/ seller will initiate the transfer by phoning or emailing the CFO. The CFO will give them a Transfer number. The seller will give you this number, you will then call the CFO and give them the number, and confirm you are indeed the buyer. They will ask you questions like " what is the purpose of the firearm" and " do you belong to a range? " . That's it!
 
Still alive said:
The store/ seller will initiate the transfer by phoning or emailing the CFO. The CFO will give them a Transfer number. The seller will give you this number, you will then call the CFO and give them the number, and confirm you are indeed the buyer. They will ask you questions like " what is the purpose of the firearm" and " do you belong to a range? " . That's it!
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If you buy from a store/dealer, you don't deal with the CFC/CFO - nobody will call you, the dealer will just give you the tracking info.


There are 2 types of ATT:

1. Short term to for a one time event like picking up from the Post Office
2. Long Term to bring your restricted to the range and back (usually valid for as long as your current license)
 
Still alive said:
Yes you have to register all restricted firearms. Handguns are in the restricted class. How else are the feds gonna confiscate it from you if they don't know you have it?:runaway:
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A suggestion, maybe just answer a newbie's question and let them decide the rest for themselves.

Just saying ...........
 
Should this be a new Sticky - First Time Restricted Purchase?

I took the liberty of combining two of your posts into one - hopefully I haven't altered anything pertinent. I found the Sticky "ATT's what you need to know" really helpful but the whole section on the first-time purchase was fairly brief "2. Join a firearm club/range. In Ontario, they will eventually send in the ATT application for you. 3. Buy a restricted firearm. The CFO will give you a TATT (temporary authority to transport). "

There was a separate post saying that all of this should have been covered in the Club's course and at mine it was. It's just that there are so many different sources of information that it's easy to convince yourself you've misunderstood the process.

The other thing I was wondering about was how you made the firearm secure for shipping. I was wondering if it had to be trigger locked with the key mailed separately from the firearm. "ships it to you trigger locked (zip tie)" That was a surprise.

fritzhanzel said:
The process goes like this:

1. You find a handgun you like on a site like this
2. You pay the seller
3. you give the seller your name, PAL number, address, phone
4. The seller calls the CFC (Canadian firearms centre), and initiates the transfer of the gun you purchased
5. The CFC gives the seller a reference number
6. YOU call the CFC and complete the transaction with that reference number
7. You check back every few days with the CFC and reference number if the transfer is approved by the CFO(Chief firearms officer) of your province
8. After the transfer is approved you call the seller and inform him about this
9. The seller confirms with the CFC that the transfer is approved, gets an ATT (authorization to transport) this firearm to the Post Office and ships it to you trigger locked (zip tie), shipping has to be with tracking number and signature required.
10. You receive the firearm, IF you have to pick it up from the Post Office, you also need an ATT

You also get the approval of transfer in the mail as well as the registration certificate (last one can take a few weeks but they can email it to you if you call them)


If you buy from a store/dealer, you don't deal with the CFC/CFO - nobody will call you, the dealer will just give you the tracking info.


There are 2 types of ATT:

1. Short term to for a one time event like picking up from the Post Office
2. Long Term to bring your restricted to the range and back (usually valid for as long as your current license)
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