r/canadaguns Mar 27 '26

Application / Regulation advice Any update on sport shooting exemptions

Ive read the verbiage in the bill that prohibits transfer of hand guns and theres clear exceptions for people participating in shooting sports but it seems to be limited to only the style of sports that the olympic teams participate in and you need written approval from a governing body either provincially or at a national level with the olympic team

has anyone gone through this process or looked into it? surely there is an avenue for new people to get into the sport at a beginner level, they dont expect everyone to show up already at an olympic level of skill

Is there a list available for which governing bodies are obliged to write this letter of approval? and are they going to accept new members and give them this exemption, or will they be of the opinion membership is closed because theyre scared a hobbiest might get a handgun and not move forward with the sport the way they would like them to?

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u/boozefiend3000 Mar 27 '26

Apparently even people trying for the Olympic exemption are having a hassle trying to get anything. Read an article where they’re just buying used pistols from other olympians because they can’t get anything imported in