help the new kid? haha

foxyfoxy

foxyfoxy

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hi everyone :) so i guess this is my story haha (sorry if its a bit long?)
i'll be honest i'm fully new to the world of firearms -- been wanting to get into shooting sports for YEARS now, really the majority of my life , in a really vague "oneday" kind of way. since no one i know can help me negotiate all the legal madness -- or even tell me where to go or who to ask, ive done a lot of online research which is CONFUSING.
anyways, im now doing an apprenticeship in precision machining, and to be honest its only made me appreciate firearms themselves even more (aside from wanting to shoot things, which im pretty sure everyone does, even those anti-gun lobbyists) AND im turning 18 very very soon -- it just feels like its about time. so i decided to bite the bullet and ask all you kowledgable folks :)
id really appreciate any help you guys can offer me (please put up with my uber noob questions to come).
thanks a million :)
 
Hello and welcome. This forum is really just for greetings, and so you'll want to put questions that require some detail in the answers in something like the General Firearms Discussion forum. But here is a partial answer.

I'm not by any means the most knowledgeable of members, but I can offer these comments. To obtain guns and ammunition, you need to be licensed. To become licensed, you either have to take the course(s) and pass the exam(s), or challenge the exam(s). since you're new to all this, my suggestion is to take courses and exams for the Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) and for the "Restricted" (R) license. But if you can only do one, you do the PAL. You can't buy guns or ammunitiion without it. The R-PAL isn't necessary to get started, but it allows you to obtain some guns that you can't do with only a PAL. Just for your information, there are guns that are "Prohibited", and unless you or someone in your immediately family is already in the system, you just can't acquire those.

The Canada Firearms Centre (CFC) regulates firearms ownership and provides the rules we all have to follow. Call them at 800-731-4000 to get details on where and when in your area these courses are offered. Be prepared to wait on the phone. If you call on a Monday morning, you almost certainly will have to wait at least several minutes. CFC puts out booklets to prepare individuals to take the exams. You don't have to memorize the booklets, but you do have to memorize and know the acronyms and some specific information in them. There are people here who can help you prepare, and you might know gun owners in your area who can help. And if you feel overwhelmed by the stuff in the booklets, just remember we all did it at one time or another. You can do it, too.

When you're licensed and are ready to get started, if you put a message about your considerations for beginning firearms in the General Firearms Discussion forum, you'll get more answers and suggestions than you'll know what to do with. There are several people here who are very knowledgeable and helpful. You can always send a Personal Message (PM) to anyone, if you don't want an overload of information and opinions.

Good luck with it.
 
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