r/canadaguns • u/Careful_Passage969 • Jul 10 '26

Application / Regulation advice home defense and Verney-Carron Flash-Ball

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i was wondering with the violence increasing (i am in montreal, people break in houses is increasing) why Verney-Carron Flash-Ball is not allowed?

I check the law and I saw the joules etc but can we decrease the PSI of it? I know they're mostly associated with law enforcement in some countries.

just wondering if a company had release a news for an equivalent.

Edit: for **self-defense**

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u/Large_Excitement69 Jul 10 '26

I think the phrase “home defense” is your answer. Firearms on this country are not for home defense.

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u/epnk420 Jul 10 '26

Exactly nothing firearm related is allowed for “home defence” say that on your PAL and see if you get a license

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u/Steelringin Jul 10 '26

Nothing is allowed for the express purpose "home defense", "self defense", "personal protection", etc. whether they are firearms or not. You can certainly keep that bat next to your bed, or a knife in your pocket or any other force multiplier one can legally own including firearms and use them for those purposes if circumstances dictate. As soon as you admit that you own/carry/stage them around the house for those purposes you're inviting a much greater risk of legal entanglements, especially when it comes to guns.

The axe I keep behind my front door is only there to keep it handy if I need it to split some wood.

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u/epnk420 Jul 10 '26

Exactly thank you for the elaboration

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u/epnk420 Jul 10 '26

Also if that actually happened and you follow the laws or above for storage like I do you’re dead before you even get to said weapon… I can’t believe people keep asking these questions on here makes us look bad as a community

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '26

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u/NotALanguageModel Jul 13 '26

But did you stop to think of the safety of our criminals?

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u/NIBLZ_HAMSTR Aug 17 '26

Isn't that fucked up? We have had our teeth pulled by the most corrupt, reprehensible scumbags on the planet. Every creature on earth has some way of defending themselves against predators... but NOPE.. not you... cause why? The GOVERNMENT said so. Its fucking messed up.

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u/PossibleBroccoli Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

You are legally allowed to use firearms to defend your home if you believe your life is imminent danger, multiple people have in the past and were not charged or had the charges dropped after an investigation was conducted.

Edit: 100 different people seem to think I don’t understand this, so I’ll say it, yes, you are not allowed to buy firearms for the specific purpose of self defence.

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u/Lumindan Jul 10 '26

multiple people have in the past and were not charged or had the charges dropped after an investigation was conducted.

Plenty of people also got dragged through the system because they did. The process is part of the punishment.

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u/murd3rsaurus Jul 13 '26

Sort of?

There was definitely vindictive cops, prosecutors, and politicians that wanted to punish people. However our legal system works on precedent, and there's been a number of legal cases that have ended with all charges being thrown out for lethal force being used.

At this stage as long as you don't chase someone down or continue an attack when they're out of the fight charges aren't being filed as often as they were in the past. You'll still need to deal with some law enforcement with an axe to grind but it's not as grey as it used to be.

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u/epnk420 Jul 10 '26

But you can’t list that as a reason to get your PAL/RPAL…

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u/CanadAR15 Jul 10 '26

There is no purpose question to get either.

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u/833psz Jul 10 '26

You can use force to defend yourself proportional to the force being used against you. If you use a firearm on an unarmed intruder because you believe your life is in imminent danger you will be charged.

Generally, the only people in Canada who have got off on firearms charges were facing armed intruders.

Be very careful. This country’s judiciary and LE are filled with bleeding hearts. It is a cesspool.

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u/Sco0basTeVen Jul 10 '26

But you don’t go to Bass Pro and say you are looking for a home defense gun.

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u/Livid_sumo Jul 10 '26

Yes. But legally you can have them for that purpose.

Under legal definition they were weapons of opportunity that the owners otherwise use for sports shooting.

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u/Large_Excitement69 Jul 10 '26

Right. But you can’t buy or sell for that purpose. So why would this be legal for someone to buy in the government’s eyes?

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u/Barbarian_818 Jul 10 '26

There is an important nuance there. If someone breaks into your home and you happen to have access to a firearm and you can convince a judge that lethal force was "reasonable in the circumstances", you may be acquitted.

Possessing any weapon explicitly for the purpose of self defense is illegal unless you are the one person the police like enough to submit a ATC application on your behalf.

owning or possessing anything, even a Byrna rubber ball launcher for the purpose of self defense is a "purpose dangerous to the public peace". That makes whatever it is a "Prohibited Device".

If you state on your PAL application that you are buying a NR shotgun and say you are getting it for hunting, you're good. If you say you want it for home defense, you're gonna get denied.

If you accidentally tell the cops you kept the shotgun in an unsafe condition in order to make it more ready to hand in the event of a break in, then your self defense claim goes right out the window.

If you went downstairs with your shotgun to confront the intruder, your self defense claim becomes very vulnerable in court.

The legal system and top brass in law enforcement hold the view that any life, even a criminals, is worth more than your TV set or any other asset.

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u/CanadAR15 Jul 10 '26

> There is an important nuance there. If someone breaks into your home and you happen to have access to a firearm and you can convince a judge that lethal force was "reasonable in the circumstances", you may be acquitted.

No. The Crown must prove your actions were unreasonable. You shouldn’t be saying anything.

> Possessing any weapon explicitly for the purpose of self defense is illegal unless you are the one person the police like enough to submit a ATC application on your behalf.

Where does it say that in the criminal code?

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u/Barbarian_818 Jul 10 '26

When you claim self defense, the burden of proof shifts to you. This is to prevent "self defense" becoming a get out of jail card.

Possession for self defense being a "purpose dangerous to public peace" is established through legal precedent. Judges cite Section 88 when doing so.

In theory, this is to prevent a person with malevolent intent from claiming a weapon is for self defense. In practice, well established in legal precedent, that possession of any weapon by anyone other than a military service member, a member of law enforcement in the course of their duties or a civilian who has been granted the (unobtainable) ATC permit is presumed to be possessing it for a purpose dangerous to the public peace.

Runkle of the Bailey has a few videos in the subject. The most relevant one is in regards to the Byrna device.

The bottom line is that, while you have the right to self defence, the courts have defined that very narrowly. You cannot possess a weapon with the intent of self or home defence. But if you are attacked in public, you can use whatever is to hand to end the attack. I have a heavy, rather stout, cane that I use as a mobility aid. If I am attacked, I can use that to defend myself. And I can use jo techniques from karate to do so. But an able bodied person has no such legal justification for carrying that cane. Similarly, if you live in an area where you might encounter dangerous wild life or hostile feral animals, you can legally carry pepper spray (aka bear spray) to defend yourself. But someone living in downtown Toronto or other major city can't.

If you are attacked within your own home and you happen to have a weapon at hand, you can use it to defend your life, or the lives of other people at risk within the home but not your property. I can grab a baseball bat and go after a thug in my living room if he is between me and my completely disabled son. But I can't go after him if he's carrying my TV set and is headed for the door.

And a catch there is, if you have time to unlock the trigger lock and load the shotgun, then arguably you were not in immediate threat to life. If you kept it loaded and/or unsecured with a trigger lock or locked case, then you are in violation of the safe storage requirements and can face penalties for that.

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u/Eldr_Eikthyrnir Jul 11 '26

A person living in Toronto could get dog spray to protect against stray animals though

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u/Barbarian_818 Jul 11 '26

And as long as a cop agrees. There's nothing keeping him from confiscating it, arresting you and charging you with possession of a prohibited weapon.

Then the Crown can decide whether to press the case or not. If he does, you'll have a chance to convince the judge that stray dogs really is a reasonable fear.

If the judge agrees that confrontations with stray dogs in Toronto is a genuine threat and that possession of dog spray is a reasonable tool to deal with that.

If the judge thinks "we don't have packs of feral dogs roaming the streets of Toronto" then carrying pepper spray is unnecessary and hence "unreasonable" and it becomes a prohibited weapon.

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u/Eldr_Eikthyrnir Jul 11 '26

In that scenario it's more between if they're in a densely populated area such as downtown vs say a park or trail.

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u/Reasonable_Hall2346 Jul 10 '26

You might be, but you are not allowed to own or posses anything for the purpose of self defense. That nice big stick you picked up on a trail becomes a prohibited weapon if your intention is to protect yourself incase someone jumps you.

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u/CanadAR15 Jul 10 '26

A stick is never a prohibited weapon.

We are allowed weapons within certain limitations such as no concealed weapons and complying with the firearms act and other regulations.

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u/Reasonable_Hall2346 Jul 11 '26

No, you are not allowed to carry anything for the intention of personal defense. If i am carrying something with the sole purpose to defend myself against another person then it is prohibited.

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u/Flashy_Inspector115 Jul 10 '26

Except they can be used for home defence. In the event you think your life is in jeopardy.

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u/Lumindan Jul 10 '26

Just be prepared to have your life turned upside down and pay six figures in court/lawyer fees.

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u/Upbeat_Plane6490 Jul 10 '26

Court fees vs. Violent assault/death. Hmmmm, what to choose

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u/GinnAdvent Jul 10 '26

That's why you get the firearm insurance as well.

Rather be judge by 12 then carried by 6 is what my friend would say.

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u/Big-Guitar-1979 Jul 10 '26

Insurance? I have registered as a CSSA member. Not sure if they’re able to cover the lawyer fee or something

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u/GinnAdvent Jul 10 '26

I think on their website says legal firearm defense about 95 dollars a year. That's the one I was referring to actually.

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u/Lumindan Jul 10 '26

Oh don't get me wrong, I think our self defense setup is incredibly cooked in Canada.

But if we're talking raw semantics, you can't expressly purchase for self defense.

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u/CanadAR15 Jul 10 '26

Unless you’re in AB. Our Crowns have been being much more reasonable since Kenney.

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u/Large_Excitement69 Jul 10 '26

Yeah but you can’t buy it for that express purpose. So from the eyes of the government, why would someone need this?

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u/NSH-93 Jul 10 '26

Our friend doesn’t know he is not allowed to defend himself in this country. He is a risk to public safety, he wants to defend himself and his family….people these days….

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u/NSH-93 Jul 10 '26

Our friend doesn’t know he is not allowed to defend himself in this country. He is a risk to public safety, he wants to defend himself and his family….people these days….

Edit: Just saw he has a black gun picture posted, oh my…..what a dangerous person….

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u/Otherwise_Rub_9515 Jul 11 '26

Unless you're priminster or an mp

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u/Nearby_Purchase_8672 Jul 10 '26

Be a man and get a machete

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/Brapika Jul 10 '26

Viagra and kukri

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u/Dunhamburg Jul 10 '26

Anything you acquire and stage to be used for defence will be considered a weapon.

You might as well go with an actual firearm. It increases the odds of you being alive to face whatever it is they'll charge you with anyway.

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u/GlizzyGuru Jul 10 '26

Best home defense is a 12 g with 6+ shells let's be honest Why waste your money on all this other stuff

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u/One_Salary_9068 Jul 10 '26

Bro, la Ciabatta di Nonna Maria .. thats what you need 🤌🏼

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u/Birdybadass Jul 10 '26

Put the legality of firearms for self defence aside, you’re advocating for legal use of a decreased PSI beanbag gun as a defence option against home invaders that don’t follow the laws. The likelihood of them having real guns is high, as the vast majority of gun crime committed in Canada is committed by illegally smuggled and possessed firearms. Pacifism and compliance with criminals is your only “safe” legal option in Canada. What you need to do is make sure you communicate to your MP’s that C-21 does nothing to protect Canadians and instead emboldens the type of violent criminality you’re concerned about. Vote accordingly.

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u/Sad-Stop-2401 Jul 11 '26

I come from a far away land and I find canadian laws to be ..... weirdly dishonest.

In Canada you have:

  1. Privilege to own a firearm for recreation and hunting.
  2. Right to defend yourself, reasonably using any means.

Canada, in a weird twist of a joke says, you can not own a gun to defend yourself BUT if you own a gun you can defend yourself using one and we will later see if that was reasonable.

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u/mikec445 Jul 10 '26

Goddam am I glad I defected from Canada.

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u/irishnewf86 Jul 10 '26

I am also glad you got out of here.

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u/mikec445 Jul 10 '26

Thanks very much. It’s great to be away from the majority of crybaby bitch Canadians.

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u/GreenCactus223 Jul 10 '26

I bet you're part of the ankles up movement.

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u/irishnewf86 Jul 10 '26

I bet you're in the sucking Donald Trump's cock movement

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u/Curious_Fail_3723 Jul 11 '26

President's change. However the US Bill of Rights and Constitution do not. And they stand by both. Whereas our Charter of Rights and Freedoms is treated as a suggestion whenever the government sees fit. This is how the Emergencies Act was used. So no it's not always about Trump.

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u/GreenCactus223 Jul 10 '26

Oh Bravo you really hurt my feelings there chief. Typical libtard move.

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u/GreenCactus223 Jul 10 '26

I am trying to do the same. Working on a visa

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u/mikec445 Jul 10 '26

I wish you the best of luck. Don’t look back. I miss absolutely nothing about Canada. Nothing.

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u/GreenCactus223 Jul 10 '26

Thanks, trying to get the EB2 visa to move my entire operation to the US

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u/xthemoonx Jul 10 '26

Because its not a airgun. It has 120 to 200 joules of energy and thats over 5.7 joules. A powder buring firearm needs to be below 500fps and 5.7 joules to not need a pal. Air guns is different where u only needs to be under one of the 2 thresholds. Besides all of that, using violence specifically for home defence is illegal. Only self defence is legal.

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u/Careful_Passage969 Jul 10 '26

i agree. I saw bryna for "defense" and airgun also. For the verney I saw a photo with tennis ball https://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/europe/france/exhibition/milipol_2015/pictures/Flash-Ball_Super_pro2_Milipol_2015_worldwide_exhibition_of_Internal_State_Security_Paris_France_640_001.jpg

sad there is no play to allow those even at lower FPS/joules

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u/xthemoonx Jul 10 '26

Yes because using anything for "home defence" is illegal. Even a bat, sling shot, rubber duckies, you name it. Only self defence is allowed.

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u/under_hunter82376 Jul 10 '26

in canada self defense using a firearm is illegal because they dont want us to protect ourselves

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u/Tom-himbo Jul 10 '26

I was wondering about using non lethal ammo in shotguns for this, but to the law, it is all the same. The answer is no, self-defense in Canada doesnt exist

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u/GinnAdvent Jul 10 '26

Well, self defense kind of exist, but it's very open for interpretation.

If someone break into my home unannounced, threaten me and looks visibility agitated with any weapon ready to go, I would say all the bets are off.

Little did he know that my place is litter with stuff coz I like to hoard camping gears, including carpenter axe, machetes and various hunting knifes. They are just my camping tools and I can freely to use them at home. I mean if he just walking in with a stick then maybe I will use badminton or tennis racket or a hockey stick.

If he comes in with an edge weapon, then my axe, machete, and other items probably becomes a necessity.

If it's a group of guys coming in, plus some of them have deadlier weapon or firearms. Well, then I have some shotguns to choose with #4 buckshot. If I get to them in time.

All the mean time I have a camera pointing indoor to show that I have exhausted the means to leave but they just won't let me.

Now when the police show up, there is a 99 percent change that I will get booked, if I survived the ordeal. But then hopefully the firearm legal defense insurance would kick in.

I couldn't care less about the money, but more the preservation of life when possible.

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u/BowFella Jul 10 '26

Verbalizing that an item is for personal defense is a case for premeditation. Absolutely ridiculous but that's the way it is here. For example, someone CAN carry mace in a city for defense against wild dogs, but if some ruffian decides to press you and you use it on them that distinction can be the difference between jail time. You should NEVER verbalize that you are carrying a knife, mace, gun, or spatula for defense against people.