I have a Duuuh!! question. Anyone?

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I'm about to do my FIRST EE deal!! Now comes my confusion....
I have to send a handgun to Ontario. How do you expert EE champs do it?
When I buy a gun at the store, they have to trigger lock as well as lock the case like Ft. Knox before I can take it home.
Now the original case of the gun ( from the 80s) was never designed to fit a trigger lock and the case itself is definitely not lockable. Do I have to send the gun in my own favorite lockable gun case and have the buyer send it back to me or is Can Post exempt from our stupid laws and we can send as is as long as the package is INSURED and wrapped like a Christmas present??
Thanks for your help!
 
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I used one of those screwdriver type trigger locks that Marstar sells, and ziptied the box shut. The important thing according to Canada Post is to wrap it in a plain brown box, and not something with the words firearm or gun on it.

From Canada Post:
Please contact the Canadian Firearms Centre at cfc-cafc.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-731-4000 to determine whether it is permissible to ship your firearms.
When it is determined permissible to ship firearms, they must be shipped as follows:
Customer Type
Service To Be Used
Non-contract customer : Regular Parcel with Signature option.
Contract customer : Expedited Parcel with the Proof of Age (18 or 19) option using EST. Visit section 4.3.2 Mail addressed to children of Policies for an age of majority by province or territory listing.

There cannot be any ammunition in the firearm or in the package. Bullets, cartridges and other ammunition are dangerous goods and cannot be mailed. These items fall under Class 1 (Explosives) of the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations.

Customers who wish to ship firearms must:
•unload the firearms
•attach a secure locking device to the firearms
•lock the firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container, and
•remove the bolt or bolt carrier from any automatic firearms (if removable).

Firearms cannot be shipped via air and cannot have any markings on the outside of the packaging. The customer is solely responsible for meeting all Canadian Firearms Centre regulations.
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The screwdriver type locks are very thin and should fit in most gun cases. I'm sure a zip tie(s) could be wrapped around the entire case if necessary.

Or dare i say, put the case in a lockable case and ship that. Lots of cheap options out there.
 
Cut a hole in the case for the trigger lock and zap tie the handles of the case would work fine. Done it to my cases before. Or drill a hole in the case and put a lock on it.
 
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