r/canadaguns • u/cabalistic • May 22 '26
Application / Regulation advice SFC/FTC saying you need a full season of competition before exemption?
Hey folks, based on a lot of the exemption threads I signed up for SFC and was looking to compete in an event or two so I could get an exemption and practice pistol shooting.
My experience seems to be pretty different from what others are reporting that you go to one event and it's granted. I was told the following:
"If you were participating in a weekly league you would need to complete a season with the league."
This is really challenging given the closest range that has events is 2 hours away, and they only hold them monthly.
Anyone have any advice?
Thanks
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u/DougMacRay617 May 22 '26
Your complaining about a 2 hour drive while some people dont even have that as an option, the real question is how bad do you want it
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u/swift_gilford May 22 '26
others are reporting that you go to one event and it's granted
I don't remember anyone ever saying 'one'. I always read and heard multiple.
This is really challenging given the closest range that has events is 2 hours away, and they only hold them monthly.
You make the time, and go monthly. They're already starting to clamp down on the trapper exemptions, this is next or already on their radar. I know the whole situation sucks, but we need to do this properly because if people start trying to con the system we're just playing into the feds hands and they'll shutdown all the exemptions.
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u/SnowWhiteFeather May 22 '26
Being a well behaved law abiding citizen hasn't stopped them from persecuting us before.
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u/conanap May 22 '26
When I got my exemptions last year, I was told 1. I personally had 2 at the time, but neither were league (one was Lynne memorial, the other was provincial).
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u/MBGLK May 22 '26
Most people aren’t lucky enough to be that close to a league that you could participate in. You likely would have been better off saying you don’t have any leagues near you as weird as it sounds.