r/canadaguns • u/TheRealRyan24 • Apr 24 '26

Application / Regulation advice How to register an old firearm.

I have a friend whose dad has had possession of his grandparents old 22 and 12 ga for decades but the parent has not had a pal and they believe the guns are currently unregistered. Is there a proper way for my friend to takeover possession of these guns. (Sidenote the guns have sat way away in storage for literal decades and have not been fired in that time)

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u/Any_Wind655 Apr 24 '26

Assuming the .22 is a long gun, and you’re not located in Quebec, and your friend has his PAL… just go get ‘em.

There is no registry for NR long guns in the rest of the country anymore. Hasn’t been for some time.

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Apr 24 '26

Quote: "There is no registry for NR long guns in the rest of the country anymore. Hasn’t been for some time."

That's not entirely correct. You have to get transfer number when you transfer, that's essentially is a registry.

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u/Bohdyboy Apr 24 '26

The transfer number does not require any information on the gun, its a PAL verification.
They know you bought something, but they don't know what. Could be a magazine, could be a single .22 cartridge, could be a shotgun.

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Apr 24 '26

I didnt know that. Last I saw, they wanted to collect firearm information.

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u/Bohdyboy Apr 24 '26

All your are required to verify is the buyers pal. That gives you a transfer number.

When you did one, you were asked fireams information? Like make and model?

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Apr 24 '26

Since this new nr system kicked in I lost all my firearms in a boating accident. Sorry 🤷‍♂️