r/canadaguns • u/[deleted] • Jul 22 '26

Misc How to acquire handguns anywhere in Canada

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u/Reelair Jul 22 '26

Next topic: How To Close A Loophole.

Social media ruins everything.....

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

This is hardly a loop hole, especially in provinces where you need to train before acquiring a handgun, it's pretty much a catch-22.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 Jul 22 '26

It’s a deliberate policy choice, not something slipped past anyone.

Right, lawmakers can say "Olympians can acquire handguns to train if they really want to," but the reality is that it's just lip service.

The process is extremely difficult for new shooters and effectively locks out new blood from ISSF target shooting.

At least BC is sensible enough to allow people to acquire a training gun - other provinces, not so much.

Not to mention these rules have killed off non-Olympic handgun sports like IPSC, IDPA, and others - leaving the community mostly made up of the same aging shooters.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/External_Big_2982 Jul 22 '26

Air pistol loophole? You can't end there. Do tell

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/edyuster Jul 22 '26

The requirement was to train in an ISSF handgun discipline. Air pistol is considered a handgun discipline.

Live fire doesn't mean you need to shoot ammunition with gun powder. Air pistols firing pellets is still considered live fire.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited 13d ago

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 30 '26

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u/Vintage_Pieces_10 Jul 22 '26

I made a post of my own about acquiring my first exempted handgun the other day, and DM’d anybody who wished for a write up, so I agree that information shouldn’t be gatekept. However, PolySeSouvient did say a year or two ago “we will work to close the Olympic Handgun Loophole,” so IT IS on their radar of policy to push, even if it’s a slow burn right now

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u/swift_gilford Jul 22 '26

Not a loophole. It's a carved-out exemption written into law, not a gap someone found.

That said the current admin will see this and interpret and spin it as a loophole. They are already doing this with the trapper exemptions.

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u/Reelair Jul 22 '26

Crown land is for everyone to enjoy, it's written somewhere, I'm sure.

That didn't stop them from putting up a gate and locking me out of the land I've been exploring, paddling, ATV'ing, hunting, fishing and hiking on for over 30 years due to social media advertising the area. Within 2 years it was closed off to anyone who can't afford land behind the gate.

Sometimes it's best to let things stay quiet. IYKYK as the cool kids say.