r/canadaguns • u/Dexcessive • 12d ago

Misc Legality of importing deactivated firearms?

Like the title says. I’m a huge nerd for old and weird guns that came from the 20th century and would love to have some to display on my wall. I’ve found a few both in the states and overseas, I was wondering if anyone had attempted to import any of them?

I know the UK for example is super strict on guns so deacts have to be done to a spec, so would a letter from their government satisfy the RCMP/CBSA?

If anyone does have experience with this, please dm me.

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u/goodfleance 12d ago

They'd have to be deactivated to RCMP standards, regardless of their country's standards. The RCMP issues a certificate of deactivation so you might need to have it looked at by an approved examiner to get that paperwork.

As for importing, I'm not sure if a fully deactivated gun can be simply shipped across or if there's border paperwork on top. I Run Guns can probably answer all these questions for you, I'd give them a look.

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u/AdeptArt 12d ago

IIRC it doesn’t matter if the gun is deactivated the gun itself had to be admissible deactivated or not.

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u/goodfleance 12d ago

Ah that wouldn't surprise me