non-restricted handgun
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bigdaddyeo
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Airsoft?
Where did you come up with that nugget of inaccuracy?
Pudelpointer
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I think the post was sarcastic, in that many write "restricted" in there ad.
What FB might not understand is that there are a lot of prohibited (12.6) handguns for sale as well as antiques which ARE non-restricted, which is why many people state it.
And if you weren't being a smart ass, well ...
What FB might not understand is that there are a lot of prohibited (12.6) handguns for sale as well as antiques which ARE non-restricted, which is why many people state it.
And if you weren't being a smart ass, well ...
Or, as you'd know if you have taken the course, that these are "restricted" as opposed to "prohibited".
Those guns marked as "restricted" are rebarelled versions of prohibs. Like a pistol that's been modified permanently (ie: old barrel destroyed) from .25ACP or .32, or with a longer barrel than the factory one. As an example, most factory Sig P228's, P229's and P239's are prohib but they are factory-modified to have a 106mm barrel to be restricted instead.
Prescribed antique. Just as Lfsabch said. Not restricted, not non-restricted, not prohibited. Non-registered. No PAL to have one. No age limit. If you have a pulse, you can get one.
However, expect to need a large wallet or a decent sized credit line to buy one. My Colt SAA revolver cost me over $4000.00. About double of what you'd pay in the U.S., but it's a prescribed antique, and it shoots too.
Typically, "usable" pistols that are non-registered start at around $1600.00 and go up from there.
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However, expect to need a large wallet or a decent sized credit line to buy one. My Colt SAA revolver cost me over $4000.00. About double of what you'd pay in the U.S., but it's a prescribed antique, and it shoots too.
Typically, "usable" pistols that are non-registered start at around $1600.00 and go up from there.
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savage express
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- In a house built outside
What are the LAWS on carring these old pistols?
Same laws that pertain to carrying a non-restricted long gun.
However, there is much debate on how much you "should" exercise your rights using one. Some people say keep a low profile, others say don't worry. The concern is somehow using these prescribed antiques will all of the sudden trigger a change in the laws and make these functional firearms restricted/prohibited.
Hunting is a sticky issue. Most provinces don't permit handguns for hunting. (ignoring the reality it's illegal to have a handgun outside of the range or your house) However it is a part of most provincial hunting laws, and a CO can presume if you are simply in possession of one while hunting something else, you are considered hunting with it. I have talked to a few other antique gun owners and they do take them hunting, so again, this is a matter of opinion and choice on how you want to handle your prescribed antique.
There is a law about carrying a concealed weapon or carrying a weapon, which wording doesn't specify that it has to be a gun nor does it exclude applying this law to a gun even though there are laws that do specifically apply to guns.
Of course, one could argue that if you don't intend to use it as a weapon you wouldn't be breaking this law by carrying an antique firearm that isn't required to be registered. But that is an argument you could easily lose with the police officer who arrests you and confiscates your antique, and your lawyer could lose the argument with the CPS if they decide to pursue the charge, and lose again in court and get you a criminal record and note permanently excusing you from owning guns, not to mention potentially a custodial sentence. It's up to the individual if they want to risk that for the sake of feeling they've managed an end-run around a silly law or if they think they have some other purpose more worthwhile.
When the JBT come kicking down your door for all your papered guns, suddenly that "no paper" option seems much, much more attractive. - danNAA said:
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