r/canadaguns • u/Butchi3_To3 • May 18 '26

Application / Regulation advice Handgun ownership of deceased

Hello all,

I have a family member who recently passed away who owns some handguns I was wondering if there is anyway to have the passed down to me? The guns themselves are older cowboy style guns and I recently have been interested in Cowboy Action Shooting but obviously cant buy a revolver for the sport and this would be a great opportunity to not only get one but also keep the collectible in the family.

With the laws in place is this even possible anymore?

Thanks in advance

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u/Cope180-Enjoyer May 18 '26

Just inherit, hide it, and don't tell anyone. The social contract is gone since stupid liberals don't understand grand-father clauses. Wait for a conservative government and then re-register them since they will have to consider all the failure of a freeze.

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u/Kromo30 May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

I’ve been wondering how feasible this actually is..

Today you claim you don’t know where it is.. it’s lost.

If government repeals the freeze, suddenly tens of thousands of people are trying to register previously unregistered firearms?

Sure if they can’t prove anything then you’re not guilty.. no risk of jail.. but the optics on gun owners sure wouldn’t look good.

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u/HatchingCougar May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

Up until the freeze

People were occasionally still registering (or registering) guns brought back from WW2

There’s also a pretty wild amount of guns that come off the books as they are loaned out (aka gifted / given) by someone who knows their end is imminent and the executor isn’t told about it, nor did the deceased ever mention where it went.  Even 12.2 & 12.3 stuff