r/canadaguns • u/Direct-Department-80 • 18d ago
Application / Regulation advice Need some advice from experienced Canadian gun owners
Hey all ! I recently inherited 3 guns. Absolutely no judgement to any legal gun owners out there! It’s just not for me and I would love any advice on what my legal obligations are before I give them away. I know I need to have them registered first before I do anything else. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I understand registration is for the gun itself, whereas license is for the person. Therefore I don’t need a license since I don’t intend on using them….is this correct? Once I register, do I need to do sometime else? For example, do I need to “de-activate” them ? FYI, they are from the early 1900s. They are not considered antiques according to Canadian law. Thanks for the advice fellow Canadians !
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u/567432Gains 18d ago
Question 1: what kind of firearms are they? If they are non-restricted, you do not need to register them or anything (UNLESS you are in Quebec) however if you plan on keeping them you do require a PAL. Assuming you are the executor of the will, you do not need to have a PAL during the period of you holding them till you figure out what you are doing with them.
If they are restricted you do, however if you are the executor that MAY give some Lee-way, I don’t know about that part specifically.
Suggestion: if you are truly not going to keep them, I wouldn’t recommend deactivating them no matter what they are, as you can sell them domestically if they are not prohibited and export them if they are. Depending on what they are you could get quite a lot of money. If you are set on not keeping them, and one of them is in fact prohibited (or a restricted pistol as they have issued a transfer freeze) you will need to find either an individual whom is exempt/has grandfather privileges, or a business or auction house licensed to buy them off you or sell them on your behalf may it be domestic or international and will find the buyer for you. An example of such a business would be “Everything Old and Antique” (a store located in BC that iv bought and sold too before that’s licensed for anything) or “Switzers Auctions” (an auction house located in Canada iv bought off of before and is licensed for anything).
Now if you read this far, it would be awesome if you could update this post with what the firearms are or add pictures if you don’t know and we would all be more then happy to help you identify and let you know the classification they fall under. Cheers!