Loaning a handgun, what's the correct legal procedure?

The Newfoundland CFO lists the Cert. #s for all Restricted/Prohib firearms on our ATTs, so if we buy a new gun, we need to get the CFO to issue an updated long-term ATT (not really a problem, as the ladies will do that for us and mail/fax the new ATT out the same day).

To lend/borrow, we need to notify CFO/CFC of a change in place of storage for said firearm and have the Cert. # added to your friend's ATT. Our ATTs are for specific ranges (no blanket ATT to cover all ranges in Newfoundland & Labrador unfortunately) and require user to transport firearms from place of residence/storage to your range in the most direct route. It would be pretty sweet to have the blanket ATT though! Hopefully, we'll see greater standardization across the country shortly, with all ATTs made a part of your PAL/POL. We all know that the ATT serves no useful purpose, other than create tens of thousands of extra man hours of labour each year and put more red tape in place that shooters have to wade though. If you're competent to own that class of firearm, then you should be competent to transport it to a shooting range. The NFA and CSSA have been applying pressure to the Powers That Be to proceed with an OIC to take care of this. Lets all keep our fingers crossed that someone in Ottawa opts to use their common sense!
 
X-man said:
The Newfoundland CFO lists the Cert. #s for all Restricted/Prohib firearms on our ATTs, so if we buy a new gun, we need to get the CFO to issue an updated long-term ATT (not really a problem, as the ladies will do that for us and mail/fax the new ATT out the same day).
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In Manitoba we don't have the registration certificates listed. Just a blanket statement "The holder must be in possession of a Registration Certificate(s) for the firearm(s) being transported." My ATT was issued in January of this year.

I would think that the CFO for the different provinces where the Federal government is running the program would have the same wording on the ATTs. This may not be the case though. There was a debate in the CFO office discussing if they should list all certificates. A friend of mine that is a firearms instructor was there at the time and pointed out how much extra work it would be for a new ATT to be sent out every time a person bought or sold a new handgun. They decided to not list them. Just a make work program we don't need.
 
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LOL, yeah beaureaucrats at thier finest. Over the years, I've had ATTs from three provinces and one territory, and they all were worded differently. I've had ones from the same province change wording from year to year depending on which pencil pusher was writing it as well. My old NWT ATT was good for all of Canada, by the way. - dan
 
in BC our CFO states you can borrow from one another, which is why our ATT's are written the way they are. and yes I've asked.
 
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