Taking a gun into Canada?

dig4gold · 11-21-2011, 10:16 AM

We'll be traveling this coming spring into BC. I carry a Ruger Redhawk with a 4.20" barrel while traveling. I have a concealed weapons permit in Wyoming. I have tried wading through Canadian "regs" and think I have a handle on it, but can anyone tell me what (if anything) I have to do to legally enter Canada with this revolver?

rbduck · 11-21-2011, 12:57 PM

LEAVE IT AT HOME!! Carrying or hunting with a sidearm in Canada is a Federal offence. You will loose it at the border if you try to bring it across. Not to mention being arrested.
Good luck.

Ron

finnbear · 11-21-2011, 04:20 PM

YEP what he said!!!!!!

DARKSIDE55 · 11-22-2011, 06:57 AM

Bad idea. you will go to jail here. Handguns are not allowed.

SJAdventures · 11-22-2011, 10:19 AM

I am a hunting consultant and send hunters across the border all the time and the one tip I always give them is leave all pistols at home.

dig4gold · 11-22-2011, 05:23 PM

Are you familiar with their: "Non-Resident Firearms Declaration"? As I read, it allows you to pay a fee and bring it over the border, legally.
It "allows a non-resident who shows up at the US/Canada border with non-restricted or restricted firearms."

dig4gold · 11-22-2011, 05:38 PM

From an article entitled: Canada's Gun Laws for Americans (http://panda.com/canadaguns/#prohibited)
"Handguns with a barrel shorter than 105mm (4.14 inches) and/or in caliber .25 or .32 areprohibited in Canada and are illegal to possess in Canada."
Because of the barrel length, my gun by definition is "resticted", not prohibited.
So I'm getting mixed results here. Don't get me wrong, I don't have to bring it, but we will be in transit in several US cities before getting to Canada and I like to have it.

SJAdventures · 11-22-2011, 07:16 PM

Take it with you to the border and then leave it in a lock box somehwere and pick it up after you cross back over. If you take it with you let us know how it turns out.

dig4gold · 11-22-2011, 08:26 PM

I've thought about that. Be going in near Oroville, WA and would look for a bus station or something at the airport. Maybe even the police station.

I was really hoping from what I'd found that I could keep it.

niki71 · 11-22-2011, 09:23 PM

Once confirmed, the Non-resident Firearms Declaration will act as a temporary license and registration certificate while in Canada and is valid for 60 days. Visitors may renew their temporary license any time during a 12-month period without paying an additional fee. Unlicensed non-residents who plan to borrow a firearm in Canada must obtain a Temporary Borrowing License