Taking a gun into Canada?
11-21-2011, 08:03 AM
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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?
11-21-2011, 10:15 AM
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Dig: Unfortunately you cannot bring a restricted weapon ( pistol/revolver ) into Canada. There are provisiions for competions, but you would not qualify under those regs. Also your CCW would not be honored here. Sorry about that.
11-22-2011, 07:11 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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I can tell you from a LEO point and travel to Canada for both work and personal reasons, I can't even carry a handgun into canada. And I can carry everywhere except Canada!!!
They meet us at the one of the crossings, we declare and secure our weapons, are ******ed to our destination, pick-up whom ever we are bringing back after they have apprehanded, or we perform our surveilance and they apprehand for us in a joint task operation, and back home we go to pick up our weapons crossing back into the US.
Last edited by SecondChance; 11-22-2011 at 10:47 AM.
11-22-2011, 07:58 AM
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11-22-2011, 05:34 PM
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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.
"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.
Last edited by dig4gold; 11-22-2011 at 05:36 PM.
11-22-2011, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: canada
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we are allowed handguns, but need a att to move them from one point to another and are required for them to be fully secured. i may be wrong but i am fairly sure non residents cannot aquire a att (authorisation to transport) and therefor cannot enter with a restricted (handguns, ar based platforms, ak's and every other fun gun) firearm. non restricted firearms (rifle, shotgun, muzzleloading rifles) can be brought across the border so long as the proper paperwork is filled out.
