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dig4gold 11-21-2011 10:16 AM

Taking a gun into Canada?
 
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:D

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


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