selling restricted - meet at shooting range

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Hi all,

Its my first time trying to sell one of my restricted firearms.
I don't want to use the post office, and prefer to sell it locally.
Might take longer, but its ok.

If I find a buyer on the EE, is it an acceptable practice to
meet this person at a shooting range to confirm ID, and to give
him/her the firearm?
Or should I use postal service only?

Are ranges ok with these type of deals?

Feedback appreciated.
Thank you,
 
Ask your CFO to be sure but in Ontario, as long as you both have LATTs or ATTs to take this gun to/from the range, it's fine. It's literally like you as the seller, having borrowed the buyer's gun and are returning it to them at the range. As long as you have the registration info, your LATT covers it (and your transaction ID is all the registration info available at the time). And as such, the range need not be involved/informed.

Again, this is my interpretation, confirm with your CFO.
 
I just found out that as the seller, once the transfer is approved, I need a SATT to take it to the range where the new owner will pick it up. I thought my LATT would due but not so according to the CFO.

That may only be in Ontario but it would be wise to ask.
 
luke s said:
it is fine, as long as both have long term att to all approved ranges, or if either party has a short att
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Not so, in Ontario the wording on a LTATT says something like "to and from approved ranges for firearms registered to your address". For this to work, you would need to time the transfer to occur while you are at the range.
 
It might also take a few days to a week prior to the transfer being approved. So regardless of whether you meet in person at the range or sell via mail, you'll need to hold on to them for a little while.
 
I just completed my end of a transfer last week and was told by the lady in miramichi that I would need a statt. I suggested we were just going to the range once my ltatt came through and she said that would be fine.
Check with your CFO though. CYA!
 
sallen said:
Not so, in Ontario the wording on a LTATT says something like "to and from approved ranges for firearms registered to your address". For this to work, you would need to time the transfer to occur while you are at the range.
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im not so sure; either way, it is unenforceable
 
luke s said:
im not so sure; either way, it is unenforceable
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It seems clear to me. For the seller to move it to the range, it needs to be registered to his address. For the buyer to take it home, it needs to be registered to their address. Unless the registration change takes place while the firearm is at the range (which would be next to impossible to setup) one or the other is braking the law. You may call it unenforceable, but if the firearm shows up in another place, without a valid way to get it there, you could be charged.

My point is that the only real way to do this (in Ontario) is to get a STATT. I know some of the ATTs out West do allow you to move a restricted owned by someone else. In this case it would be possible to meet at a range.
 
the problem is that once the transfer is complete, the gun is not yours and not covered by your LATT. It's dumb but it does sort of make sense in a perverted way. I just asked to have my local post office placed my LATT for firearms packaged for mail. No such luck.
 
And yet another reason for ATT's to be a condition on your license. Just simply worded "for all legal transportation purposes of restricted firearms."
 
I would call directly and ask but they're closed in my time zone. Can you not call ahead and say "Hi, I'm headed to buy a Glock from a member at my club. I'll need an ATT to bring it home. How long do you need to fax one up to the Club office? I'll pick it up from there."

I'm sure I'm missing something. I have an RPAL but no restricted firearms yet, but when I called and asked about "reasonably direct route" I got a favorable answer and the ladies were very polite... just seems odd that we're jumping through hoops to avoid a STATT. Now, picking it up from the post office is a different story.
 
I bought a restricted through a range where I am a member and I still required a STATT to take it from the range to home despite having a LTATT. Seems strange, but these are the rules we must follow.
 
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