Handgun restricted/prohibited in an estate

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Hello, wasn’t sure if this is the right place to put it but if a handgun is in an estate and will to somebody who has a restricted PAL, can it be transferred or is it destined for destruction?
 
Transferred to that person - no.

Sold at auction or to a business - yes. Or exported if there is an heir outside of Canada.

I.e. the heir can have its value but not the object itself.
 
y2k said:
Sold to a business that would have to be in the United States, correct? Or out of country
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A Canadian business can buy it.

This would be for business use which may be use at a rental range or for film production or research or for display at a museum. Or for subsequent export.

If it's a prohibited handgun the business has to have prohibited handgun privileges - there are fewer of those but still...
 
Can be transferred to a heir only if they meet the requirements of an Authorization To Carry such as a peace officer or security guard licensed to do so.
Can be transferred to a business licensed to deal with restricted and or prohibited weapons for the purpose of reselling to those that meet the requirements of ATC or for export out of the country.
Sold at auction only if the auction house is licensed to do so and to only those buyers who qualify as above.

From the government web site:

Individuals, or the estate of a deceased handgun owner, may only dispose of handguns by (a) selling or giving them to an exempted individual, or to a licensed business or museum; (b) lawfully exporting them; (c) having them deactivated; or (d) surrendering them to a chief firearms officer, a firearms officer, a law enforcement officer for destruction without compensation.

That's my understanding.
 
Robert Walker said:
Can be transferred to a heir only if they meet the requirements of an Authorization To Carry...
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Transfers to those with ATC are approved on a case by case basis. Just having an ATC is not enough. Have to prove that this particular new gun is needed.
While this is possible, the stars have to allign just so... The likelihood is almost 0.
Same for the 'Olympic shooting' exemption.

Also most peace officers do not get an ATC at all, but rather rely in the peace officer status to be able to carry at work. Most security guards do not get to buy handguns of their own but rather are issued a gun owned by the employer who has a business license.
 
ATC would be more so for wilderness protection/trappers etc. as armed security/brinks carry their employers firearms. Someone at my gunclub is applying for ATC for remote mining and mentioned that there were restrictions on minimum caliber of firearm to be approved, at least in Ontario.
 
Are there any business in Canada that a person could give your handguns to for them to transfer them out of the country? Say the US to be sold?
 
mcpiper said:
ATC would be more so for wilderness protection/trappers etc. as armed security/brinks carry their employers firearms. Someone at my gunclub is applying for ATC for remote mining and mentioned that there were restrictions on minimum caliber of firearm to be approved, at least in Ontario.
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I personally know of an individual who is employed as an armed guard and he just purchased a firearm that is restricted,he got the OK as he uses it for practice. When he is at his job he uses the employers fire arm.
 
y2k said:
Hello, wasn’t sure if this is the right place to put it but if a handgun is in an estate and will to somebody who has a restricted PAL, can it be transferred or is it destined for destruction?
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What is unclear about a transfer ban?


y2k said:
Sold to a business that would have to be in the United States, correct? Or out of country
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The US isn't outside the country?
 
Having done the job the executor is responsible for the distribution and disposition of all estate assets and is held accountable for them. Don't lie about not knowing. If one of the handguns registered to the deceased is used in a crime expect to have some explaining to do and if your lie is discovered you are truly screwed.
 
asking a question is fine not understanding the answer once is fine after that simply go to canadian firearm directory read reread and read again at some point it will sink inn
 
As a director of a licensed club/range that has been taking pistols as donations I can tell you that your options are going to be limited. The export route is not impossible but unless it’s a highly sought after high value piece it’s not going to be worth the effort, as a sale to a business you will likely get Pennie’s on the dollar because well there’s no market value for it in Canada. If getting something for it is a must the auction route is the only way to really go but the only people buying are clubs and businesses for range use, training etc and with no real resale value will be minimal sale values.
 
Maybe better to strip pistols.. selling the upper and strip the lower to its frame. Try to recoup as much as you can. By the time you pay the export fees and exchange usd rate. Maybe you can get $200 for glock 19. Am sure you could sell the upper in Canada for $400-$650..

Folks who shoot there pistols are going to need parts to replace.

Am not sure about auctions. If it's even a valid option. Doesn't seem like there's much of anyone who is approved for pistol transfer, Besides police and brinks/ security. What's the buyer market for used pistols at auctions since ban?

Anyone here have experience selling pistol thru auction since ban? Not rare guns but most common pistols such as glock, sig, beretta, etc?
 
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