Long Term Storage for Pistols and Restricted Firearms?

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Falange

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a business/club/etc that offers long-term storage for pistols and other restricted firearms in Ottawa or Ontario?

I have quite a few pistols and green rifles, but due to work I will be outside of the country for a few years, and I was hoping to find a solution to store my firearms while I am gone. I do not want to sell them so grateful if anyone has any suggestions.

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Falange
 
Falange said:
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows of a business/club/etc that offers long-term storage for pistols and other restricted firearms in Ottawa or Ontario?

I have quite a few pistols and green rifles, but due to work I will be outside of the country for a few years, and I was hoping to find a solution to store my firearms while I am gone. I do not want to sell them so grateful if anyone has any suggestions.

Best,
Falange
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I'd ask at the club you shoot at for ideas as well..
 
Technically you need transfer all your restricted firearms to your friends or relatives who have PAL for sure. That means they are no longer belong to you, so I'd prefer store to local gun club.
 
sunmoong said:
Technically you need transfer all your restricted firearms to your friends or relatives who have PAL for sure. That means they are no longer belong to you, so I'd prefer store to local gun club.
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Last year I called the CFP. Asked the agent if I could store firearms for a relative and agent replied in the affirmative. The key is that whoever will store the firearms should be licensed for that class of firearms.

Every time I purchase a gun, CFP always asks where I will store the gun. They never assume it will be stored in the owners residence.
 
Clubs don't really play that game any more, since the hoods figured out they were great targets. They closed a few ranges in Ontario for that very reason IIRC.
 
sunmoong said:
Technically you need transfer all your restricted firearms to your friends or relatives who have PAL for sure. That means they are no longer belong to you, so I'd prefer store to local gun club.
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That's not true.

The OP can get an ATT "for temporary storage" at an alternate location, such as the home of a trusted individual. His CFO will need to know that the firearms will be stored in accordance with the Regulations, but - aside from that - getting the ATT won't be a problem.

Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals Regulations (SOR/98-209)
<https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-98-209/index.html>

Authorizations to Transport Restricted Firearms and Prohibited Firearms Regulations (SOR/98-206)
<https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-11.6/index.html>
 
I would also go with a trusting friend/relative route. All you are doing is changing the storage location, not legal ownership. As long as the friend or relative has the same class of license as you do there should be no issues.
 
No transfer of ownership required. Just update the CFO where they're going to be stored, and make sure who ever is looking after them has the right class of PAL (i.e. an RPAL in your case) for the class of firearm.

There's no time limit either.

I've had friends going through divorces do this; I've had LEOs who needed to store their son's/daughter's hardware at their place while the kid went away to school for a few years also do this. Happens everyday
 
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