At the last Ontario CFO seminar I attended,2011 I think, Ontario CFO Chris Wyatt was adamant that an ATT was required to pick up a restricted firearm from the post office. I agree, better safe than sorry.
Just ordered a pistol online. What should I expect?
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At the last Ontario CFO seminar I attended,2011 I think, Ontario CFO Chris Wyatt was adamant that an ATT was required to pick up a restricted firearm from the post office. I agree, better safe than sorry.
Sakoman .308
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This is the way. or Track your order and take a vacation day for its arrival.
Just to stir up the pot a bit. If you require an ATT to bring a restricted firearm home from the Post Office then you are responsible for transporting the firearm lawfully - so open the parcel up at the post office pull out your gun (I'm sure this will go over very well) secure a trigger lock and make sure to lock the case. Am I missing something with this? I don't believe that the shipper is required to attach a trigger lock or lock the case?? So would this not be a catch22 if you know you are picking up a restricted go thru the process of getting an ATT, should not all other laws apply, how do you do that?
No, if it's non-restricted Canada Post requires that there be a trigger lock on the firearm when it is shipped, if it's restricted than it legally has to have a trigger lock on the firearm when shipped. So whether it's restricted or non-restricted a person picking up a firearm at the post office has a reasonable expectation that the firearm has been shipped in accordance to the law and CP policy.
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I haven't had to request an ATT to pick one up from the post office yet. (I've used ATTs to take them *TO* the PO, but was only quoted the Authorization number over the 'phone.) But it is theoretically possible for the Conditions of an ATT to permit you to Transport in whatever state the parcel is in, without needing to open it and verify its double-locked status. Of course, the CFOs don't want to spark people's imaginations by attaching non-standard Conditions, so I doubt they will do that.
How about this:
Your ATT for the post office has made that a location where you may be in lawful Possession of your Restricted (and/or 12(6.1)Prohibited) fire-arm. Under the terms of that ATT, let's say you're in the country where there is no municipal discharge by-law, you may now target shoot at the PO! Or what if they built firing lines at the city POs; your ATT would let you test-fire your gun the moment you received it!
