r/canadaguns • u/GeneralMastodon9994 • Mar 11 '26

Application / Regulation advice Cons to having a PAL in Canada?

Hey everyone, I am considering getting the PAL license (restricted and non-restricted), and I wanted to ask if there are any cons to being a PAL holder in Canada?

Is it true that the government can pose you as a suspect if anything happens in the area where you live (firearm related) or just in general is it true that the government keeps an eye on you as a PAL holder?

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u/airchinapilot Mar 11 '26

It's not guaranteed anything happens to you if you are in a fight in a bar. At every point the police may not even arrest anyone. Depending on how serious it is, the Crown may not lay any charges. They don't automatically take away your PAL. That requires a lot of things to happen.

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u/GeneralMastodon9994 Mar 11 '26

Makes sense thanks for the reply, and yeah most the times bar fights I’ve heard/seen don’t even lead to anything, everyone goes home after lol

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u/airchinapilot Mar 11 '26

I haven't been in any kind of scuffle since high school and can count on one hand the times I've even seen anything close to a fight in public. Having something that could potentially be lost does change your outlook, however. So someone living rough and tumble, maybe they need to change their exposure to that environment first.

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u/GeneralMastodon9994 Mar 11 '26

Makes sense and ya ofc u right