r/canadaguns • u/BayGullGuy • Apr 10 '26

Application / Regulation advice Handgun inheritance

Hi all,

Wondering if there’s something I’m missing.

My dad has a handgun (.22 revolver) that he inherited many years ago. He has his RPAL and is the legal owner of the gun.

He wants it to become mine when he passes.

With our current gun laws is there anyway to have it become mine either before or after he passes?

I’m thinking there’s not, but looking for advice.

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u/h3IIfir3pho3nix N E R F G U N S Apr 10 '26

It's not the answer you want OP, but if the handgun gets deactivated by a gunsmith and certified as no longer a firearm, you could then take possession of it.

Otherwise, there's essentially no way for it to be legally transferred to you.

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u/AlienAngry Apr 10 '26

It's they way they deactivate them enough to mess up the aesthetics?

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u/h3IIfir3pho3nix N E R F G U N S Apr 10 '26

I'm not an expert, but I believe anesthetically it would still look decent on a wall or something. But all moving parts are welded shut in today's deactivations, there's no "cock and click" style deactivation anymore.

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u/IGnuGnat Apr 11 '26

No, I think they changed the deactivation rules so that actually you can see big ugly welds on the gun. It's basically ruined for any purpose, it's not aesthetically pleasing anymore

I guess you could cut it open to create a window to the internals, for display purposes? You probably still have to weld some shit to be in compliance but practically speaking prior to the recent changes, it was leqal to acquire a cut open firearms for training and instructional purposes