Anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July?

[u/Curious_Joe2020]

Is anyone still waiting for handgun transfer approvals for USA imports since July? Specifically referring to Olympic exemption 22LR letters already submitted for IRG orders.

Has anyone heard what is going on or the reason for the delays? The usual transfer approval timeline should be 2-3 weeks max once the letter is submitted to the RCMP. Without the transfer approval nothing can be imported or shipped. It usually takes 2 weeks for the approval and another 1 week to get the registration certificate mailed. For some it has been almost 2 months.

[u/Curious_Joe2020 → u/[deleted]]

It has nothing to do with that since that is before the exemption is issued. The exemption letters were already issued. The transfers were not denied. Just delayed at the RCMP/Registrar level. I think it specifically affects the imports.

[u/AdeptArt → u/Curious_Joe2020]

not necessarily true, I saw someone talk about RCMP questioning their issued exemption letter.

[u/conanap → u/AdeptArt]

RCMp almost always questions it, you just have to provide proof you qualify for it.

[u/Commercial-Detail-31 → u/conanap]

Can you please tell me What would count as sufficient proof if you don’t even have a handgun to train with?

[u/conanap → u/Commercial-Detail-31]

If you don’t have a handgun then unfortunately, under current rules (not sure how BC is going on rn, I heard they’re following rest of Canada soon but I’m unsure), you must borrow a pistol and shoot it for a while. No way around it, at least in Ontario.

[u/Commercial-Detail-31 → u/conanap]

I meant I already have submitted the exemption letter to rcmp after importing via irunguns.my question was what kind of more proof can they ask for after transfer has been initiated in BC

[u/conanap → u/Commercial-Detail-31]

The same proof you provided to get the exemption letter. Did you get the exemption letter without any participation? I remember hearing BC had apparently a provincial body doing exemptions and didn’t require participation or training before hand? In that case they might deny it, but usually the letter is sufficient.

[u/Commercial-Detail-31 → u/conanap]

Correct at the time of applying BCTSA did not require active participation but just a promise to practice and compete.They provided me exemption letter without me having an active practice proof.

[u/Curious_Joe2020 → u/conanap]

No that's the process of getting the letter. Once you have the letter there are no legal grounds to deny the transfer since it is exempt. They could delay the registration though out of Ottawa.