Ah we where supposed to register them.
Old registration certificates
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Yes. there is and was a way.
The loss of information was challenged by the province of Quebec, which started its own LGR and this supposedly stopped the destruction of records pertaining to Quebec. Then a charter challenge was put forward by a lady from Records Canada, I believe to retain the information for historical purposes.
Both challenges were eventually successful and in 2015 I believe the Liberals turned over all of the records in the LGR, pertaining to Quebec, over to the Quebec registry. I also believe the rest of the registry was retained for historical purposes but supposedly isn't available, without special authorization.
Given how porous the information/records system is, it's likely wide open to anyone that knows how to get into the data bases.
If you registered a non restricted firearm during the period the LGR was in effect, that record still exists and I don't believe the security of those records is the least bit secure.
Show me in the Firearm Act or CC that says individuals must retain such records.
"Show me in the Firearm Act or CC that says individuals must retain such records."
This is Canada, Comrades. We don't need LAWS; we have REGULATIONS that we can make up on the spot.... and to Hell with the LAW.
This is Canada, Comrades. We don't need LAWS; we have REGULATIONS that we can make up on the spot.... and to Hell with the LAW.
Somewhere down the line it might make life simpler to those who doe keep the records, even if that doesn't make one a "cool dude".
I would bet that people who had any of the now prohibited guns such as the M14 registered to them will be getting a phone call looking for that firearm with that serial number if the person you sold it to decides to keep it.
This has already happened to a friend of mine who sold a PTRD to a guy on buy and sell. The firearm was confiscated at an airport trying to get it out of country and they had no one to arrest and showed up at my buddy’s house saying he was the one who registered it.
They wanted to know who he sold it to. He gave a description of the fellow but had no exchange of information(PAL)
Charges were not laid on him as it is not a requirement to keep anyone’s info as he is not a business.
What I found disturbing was that they still had the record of last ownership and came to him. I understood the records to be destroyed. They are not.
This has already happened to a friend of mine who sold a PTRD to a guy on buy and sell. The firearm was confiscated at an airport trying to get it out of country and they had no one to arrest and showed up at my buddy’s house saying he was the one who registered it.
They wanted to know who he sold it to. He gave a description of the fellow but had no exchange of information(PAL)
Charges were not laid on him as it is not a requirement to keep anyone’s info as he is not a business.
What I found disturbing was that they still had the record of last ownership and came to him. I understood the records to be destroyed. They are not.
My son bought out a CDN Tire store who was getting out of the firearm business. Our intention was to resell the rifles. There was approximately 30 rifles. My part in the deal was to resell them. He was issued 30 cards and then we quickly learned that I could not sell them unless they were registered in my name which meant that another 30 plastic cards were issued to me. The buyers were then issued another 30 plastic cards. So all of this from CDN Tire down meant a total of 120 plastic cards that were useless after the simple transfer of nonrestricted firearms. Later on they changed from plastic to paper. What a ridiculous waste of taxpayers hard earned dollars.
Nothing to do with being a "cool dude". But if you like to keep useless papers for nostalgic reasons, be my guest.
The older I get, the more nostalgical I am. I wish I had of kept pics of all the cars, trucks, motorcycles, wives, and guns I've had over the years.
Cocked&Locked
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- S. Ontario
When will people learn that registration's ONLY purpose is confiscation. Never, I guess, for the vast majority.
May be a interesting exercise for someone (I can't be bothered) to submit a FOI request. A list of all non-restricted firearms that were registered to you at the termination of the long gun registry. This also may be of interest to someone that has a firearm that went from non-restricted to prohibited on May 1st.
I believe someone on CGN did that.
back40sniper
CGN Regular
- Location
- South east Sask.
When I sold all mine to people i gave them the certificate also, a nice young fellow bought them as a collection. Don't remember much about the buyer. I think his name was Mike, I believe he was from Canmore.
