Talk:Possession and acquisition licence

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Hi, I am adding to this page. I'm probably missing a lot. Please help me expand Cavell 05:29, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I noticed that you are constantly changing many parts of what I write, especially the section on prohibited handguns. Prohibited handguns may be owned by an individual in Canada even if not grandfathered, for example I even know a target shooter that got a licence to own a Glock 26 because his hands were too small to fit a large handgun. Prohibited handguns can also be owned by an individual that received a handgun that was made before 1946 and was registered in Canada legally and was owned by either father, mother, grandfather, etc. This is known as the 12(7) licence. Also it states that all prohibited handgun licences given out after 2005 will be known as 12(6.1) instead of 12(6) and there are numerous individuals that hold this. Finally when applying for an ATC there is provision to carry a prohibited handgun. All of these points are directly from the CFC so please do not say I am making any of this up. Also please do not change what has been written on this in the article 74.96.120.13 02:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Perhaps you would like to re-word it then so it becomes less confusing. For all intents and purposes, new prohib licences are NOT issued. From the site:

"Can I acquire a prohibited firearm if I am not grandfathered?

No you cannot:

Exception: If you are not grandfathered, the only prohibited firearms you may possess or acquire are handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less or that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, and only if all of the following criteria are met:

the handgun was made before 1946, and

the handgun was registered in Canada on December 1, 1998, and you are the child, grandchild, brother, sister or spouse of the lawful owner, and you are acquiring it for an approved purpose such as target shooting or as part of a collection. In these circumstances, you can lawfully possess the handgun in question, but you are not grandfathered or authorized to acquire more prohibited handguns."

Perhaps you can make more sense of this and incorporate it into the article, we're all trying to work together. BTW, I wrote over 90% of the content on here, so please dont tell me not to edit anything. Anyone is free to edit anything on Wikipedia anytime they wish. I have serious doubts about the valididty of your claim about your friend's prohib GLock. There are many many smaller sized pistols that can easily fit a childs hand, The Walther P22 for expample. This disscussion page is a better place to commmunicate thoughts. Might help the discussion to register on Wikipedia, and then help me expand theses articles as best as we can. Cavell 08:55, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Some of the content was wrong so it's been edited - the part about lever action rifles being limited to 5 round magazines, for example, is incorrect. As for the claim about a Glock 26, unless it was one of the many turning up on the market with lengthened barrels to make them > 4", then that strikes me from my reading of the law as being impossible. The CFO has no authority to issue a prohibited license to someone who was not in the class already.

Updating some Gunnnut (talk) 19:43, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Challenging the test
I've heard people say that there is a procedure for challenging the test without taking the course. What is the procedure for doing so, anyone know? -- Kickstart70 - T - C 03:30, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, most instructors that offer the Canadian Firearms Safety Course also offer the option to challange the test, athough there are many instructors that offer the course over only 1 to 3 days, so its not terribly inconvenient to attend the course, and you have a much better chance of passing the exams. Depending on what part of Canada you are in, you should be able to contact the local hunter education centre, or contact any gun range or gun club, and they will be able to provide you with a list of instructors currently providing the course.96.53.223.133 (talk) 04:13, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Airguns
Is there not a law stating that any airgun (CO2 powered or otherwise) that shoots over 500 ft per second cannot be owned unless you have a PAL. If so this should be added to the artical. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.18.84 (talk) 02:17, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Delete list of names prohibited weapons
I think the need to record every prohibited gun by make makes this article in borderline contravention of WP:NOTGUIDE. If interested people want to know what is prohibited by law they should get the proper information from the relevant sources of the Canadian government/police not Wikipedia. This page is not a repository for these kind of details. It only should outline what the firearms laws are not embellish them. Besides unless an entire cited complete list is added, this is just people's opinions and violation of WP:OR.109.150.42.76 (talk) 16:27, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Bold edit re: long, detailed list of prohibited firearms
I made a bold edit and removed the looong list of prohibited firearms with all the names named and variants spelled out - per WP:NOTEVERYTHING (specifically WP:NOTMIRROR). Please join discussion Bold edit re: long, detailed list of prohibited firearms at Gun politics in Canada talk page if this concerns you. Lightbreather (talk) 00:19, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Duplication of "classification of firearms" sections
Discussion at Talk:Firearms regulation in Canada#Duplication of "classification of firearms" sections. Indefatigable (talk) 18:39, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

RPAL
This lists a PAL as allowing a person to own a restricted firearm - this is completely wrong. The ATT requires you have the license that permits you to own that class of firearm - a Restricted Possession and Acquisition license. The regular PAL won’t cut it. 67.204.199.91 (talk) 19:27, 4 July 2022 (UTC)