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nickia

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Hi,

Do PAL and RPAL come in separately as two cards? I just received one mail from RCMP which contains my PAL. Do they come in two mails?

It also comes with a condition paper with says I have to contact them if I move. How do you guys carry the condition paper? Do you wrap it around your card? Do you need to carry this card with you or you can just leave it at home when you are not handling guns?

Lastly, how do you deal with situation where your firearm arrives in mail package but you are away for vacation. Can your family member accept your package until you come back? Does it count as firearm when it's in the package?
 
nickia

1) There should be a single card that states on it that you can have both restricted and non-restricted. If it suffices for both it will state 'restricted' on the back.

2) The condition paper is a very stupid thing. I have it stuffed into a back recess of my wallet. I have only been asked to produce my PAL once by police and they did not ask for it. - Best to have it and the PAL both in your wallet and with you at all times in my opinion.

3) A firearm in the mail is a package, not a firearm. My husband and I have received multiple guns through the post no questions asked. They will come to your door (or leave a note to come pick it up for the depot, as the case may be) and ask for a signature from someone at the address (not necessarily you, just like any other package). The odd Canada Post employee will take it upon themselves to make up rules that don't exist and make extra demands, though - a search of CGN will turn up plenty of such stories.
 
Spruce Grouse said:
nickia

1) There should be a single card that states on it that you can have both restricted and non-restricted. If it suffices for both it will state 'restricted' on the back.

2) The condition paper is a very stupid thing. I have it stuffed into a back recess of my wallet. I have only been asked to produce my PAL once by police and they did not ask for it. - Best to have it and the PAL both in your wallet and with you at all times in my opinion.

3) A firearm in the mail is a package, not a firearm. My husband and I have received multiple guns through the post no questions asked. They will come to your door (or leave a note to come pick it up for the depot, as the case may be) and ask for a signature from someone at the address (not necessarily you, just like any other package). The odd Canada Post employee will take it upon themselves to make up rules that don't exist and make extra demands, though - a search of CGN will turn up plenty of such stories.
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Hi Spruce Grouse thanks for the quick reply.

My card only says Non-Restricted:confused:. I'm pretty sure that I checked both PAL and RPAL in my application form, and they also asked me about RPAL during my phone interview. Does it mean they rejected my RPAL application? This is really confusing. My online status check indicates that my application has been approved. Should I give them a call?
 
nickia said:
Hi Spruce Grouse thanks for the quick reply.

My card only says Non-Restricted:confused:. I'm pretty sure that I checked both PAL and RPAL in my application form, and they also asked me about RPAL during my phone interview. Does it mean they rejected my RPAL application? This is really confusing. My online status check indicates that my application has been approved. Should I give them a call?
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Yes, phone them. If you applied for both and didn't get both, clearly they messed up somewhere along they way.
 
Spruce Grouse said:
3) A firearm in the mail is a package, not a firearm. My husband and I have received multiple guns through the post no questions asked. They will come to your door (or leave a note to come pick it up for the depot, as the case may be) and ask for a signature from someone at the address (not necessarily you, just like any other package). The odd Canada Post employee will take it upon themselves to make up rules that don't exist and make extra demands, though - a search of CGN will turn up plenty of such stories.
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It is a package for purposes of CP employees, who do not require an ATT to handle or deliver firearm packages.

Strictly speaking, if you need to go to the post office to pick up (or drop off) your restricted gun, you will need an appropriate short term ATT. If you call your CFO, that is what they will tell you.
 
Ok I just called today and when the lady told me to read the back of my card again, I realized I misread it:eek:

There are two rows "non-restricted" then "restricted". For some reason, my eyes decided to take both rows at one single block and concluded that I had a non-restricted card:runaway:

The lady and I had a good laughs:cheers: about ti
 
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