Registering an unregistered firearm

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I know a number of older people that have owned long guns their entire life as they are farmers, none of which are registered. Would i be able to purchase these guns from them and register them and make them completely legal? What i'm also worried about is what if the gun i ended up with was involved in some sort of crime, would i be in trouble?

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Tricky subject to be honest. There is a deadline, on the CFO website, i don't know exactly maybe someone could help me out with that.
Myself I would avoid the area all together if your worries at all about it.
Look in the forums here, i bet you'll get a better shooting rifle for cheaper then ur avg farmer would sell it to you for.
 
i bought an sks that had never been registered before and called them up and had it registered in no time. they are happy to register it for you, it means their system is "working" lol.
 
All you need to do is have the owner of the non-restricted firearm call the CFO and register it under his name. Once it is registered to him you can easily do a transfer of ownership. That way if the firearm was used for some sort of crime, prior to you taking ownership of it, you will not be held resposible because you can now prove that their was a pervious owner. All non-restricted (non-registered) firearms must be registered by May 2011 according to the CFO under the amnesty law.
 
so those millions of guns left unregistered after that time don't exist and are magically rendered inert and unusable for any leagal/illegal activites... good to know. If it was that easy why didn't they just do that right away! that way only good guys whould have guns and the crooks would only hit each other over the heads with theirs.
 
ndb86 said:
so those millions of guns left unregistered after that time don't exist and are magically rendered inert and unusable for any leagal/illegal activites... good to know. If it was that easy why didn't they just do that right away! that way only good guys whould have guns and the crooks would only hit each other over the heads with theirs.
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Well they keep on pushing back the amnesty for these non-registered firearms. But eventually, once the amnesty is up, people with these non-registered firearms will be charged (if caught). Spending 5 years in prison for a non-registered firearm would suck.


They should just scrap this unless registry, but it doesn't look like they ever will.... People are just stupid I guess.
 
Yea but i have a few cop friends and they have said flat out that they will not charge someone who is doing everything legally BUT register their guns. Basically turn a blind eye. Prrtend they're shaultz from hogans hero "I see nothing!" i'm not saying they'll all do that and when the time comes they may not either, bit honestly scrap the long gun registry. Scrap the whole system in general. I'm a fan of the CFSC and the PAL process but teh rest of teh ATT BS and the fact that no one can get an ATC really grinds my gears.
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I agree with you 100%... The cops here in Quebec would bust your ass real fast if they caught you with anything concerning unregistered firearms.
 
ndb86 said:
I'm a fan of the CFSC and the PAL process but teh rest of teh ATT BS and the fact that no one can get an ATC really grinds my gears.
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You really think gun ownership is a very special privilage that only government bureaucrats can decide if, when and for how long you may be granted permission to own a gun?

That is what you promote when you support licensing. The definition of a license is temporary permission to do something that is otherwise illegal.

The "PAL" is even worse than the registration thing. It grinds my gears.

It's just wrong. Gun ownership is a right for all citizens, and licensing has got to go.

To the original question: You will find registering your gun very easy. The Feds will be extremely pleased that you volunteered to add your property to their future confiscation list.
 
Avilon514 said:
All you need to do is have the owner of the non-restricted firearm call the CFO and register it under his name. Once it is registered to him you can easily do a transfer of ownership. That way if the firearm was used for some sort of crime, prior to you taking ownership of it, you will not be held responsible because you can now prove that their was a previous owner. All non-restricted (non-registered) firearms must be registered by May 2011 according to the CFO under the amnesty law.
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I see your point about accountability, however, I didn't encounter any issues registering firearms that were not mine.

In my particular case, though they didn't ask, the previous owner had passed away and his wife gifted the firearms to me. I phoned the CFO and within half and hour or so they had all the info they needed. I got a callback on one long gun to confirm a few things, however, that was the extent of my effort. 3 weeks later I had all the paperwork.

FWIW I researched the firearms and documented all the specs before I phoned the CFO.
 
9ne said:
I know a number of older people that have owned long guns their entire life as they are farmers, none of which are registered. Would i be able to purchase these guns from them and register them and make them completely legal? What i'm also worried about is what if the gun i ended up with was involved in some sort of crime, would i be in trouble?

Thanks
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Chances are good that the present owner doesn't have a PAL, so it will have to be registered directly in your name. That isn't a problem - if it turns iout that the gun "was involved in some sort of crime" you will have to tell them where you got it from, right?
 
Dont worry about registering firearms. I just recieved 5 rifles last week from a aquantance. I registered them on thursday. As of friday the registration papers were in the mail on my way to my house. Bingo bango easy as pie! If your worried about a firearm being "HOT" before you take ownership from someone, just tell cfo, police or whoever if they come sniffing around for info that you recieved the firearm from someone who passed away. Obits are good for that info.
 
liberal-hater said:
You really think gun ownership is a very special privilage that only government bureaucrats can decide if, when and for how long you may be granted permission to own a gun?

That is what you promote when you support licensing. The definition of a license is temporary permission to do something that is otherwise illegal.

The "PAL" is even worse than the registration thing. It grinds my gears.

It's just wrong. Gun ownership is a right for all citizens, and licensing has got to go.

To the original question: You will find registering your gun very easy. The Feds will be extremely pleased that you volunteered to add your property to their future confiscation list.
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I agree everyone has the right to own a firearm. Everyone has the right to drive a car. But i don't want someone who has never driven before and has had no instruction to be driving ont eh same road as me. same as guns. I'm a fan on education and the CFSC is a good program to provide that.
 
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ndb86 said:
I agree everyone has the right to own a firearm. Everyone has teh right to drive a car.
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This is where you are wrong. Free speech is a right. Life, liberty, and security of the person is a right. Being secure against unreasonable search and seizure is a right. But take a look in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and I guarantee you will not find a single mention of guns or driving.

Remember, believing in something doesn't necessarily make it so (see: creationists).
 
tritium4ever said:
This is where you are wrong. Free speech is a right. Life, liberty, and security of the person is a right. Being secure against unreasonable search and seizure is a right. But take a look in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and I guarantee you will not find a single mention of guns or driving.

Remember, believing in something doesn't necessarily make it so (see: creationists).
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And listing random parts of the Charter doesn't make them rights either.

Also, look at what right is in the Charter... "liberty." The Charter shouldn't need to be an exhaustive list. Gun rights, property rights, and car driving rights are already aspects of a broader right of "liberty."
 
I just recently inherited a .22 never registered before, went online to register, called RCMP to verify was done in about 15 minutes, 10 minutes of that was looking for my measuring tape to measure the barrel length

the lady was very helpful with the registration process
 
Wildbore said:
And listing random parts of the Charter doesn't make them rights either.

Also, look at what right is in the Charter... "liberty." The Charter shouldn't need to be an exhaustive list. Gun rights, property rights, and car driving rights are already aspects of a broader right of "liberty."
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Driving is a right - but driving on a road that is funded by everyone is not a right.

You can drive all over your own property without a license or anything - no one cares.
 
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