r/canadaguns • u/gaber3011 • 11d ago
Application / Regulation advice Question regarding PAL/RPAL and someone who maybe shouldn't be approved
Hi there,
Not sure if this was the place to ask but not sure where else to go/what to necessarily do.
A few years back a friend and I took the Firearms licensing courses and got our paperwork, I submitted mine, got my PAL/RPAL but never ended up getting a gun/shooting more than a few times with some other friends. This friend in question never submitted his paperwork so he still has to go through the application and all that but he did pass the course so he has it.
My question is who should I contact regarding him potentially not being a good fit for a gun. He's my friend and has been for over a decade but in the past few years, I've seen him become a lot angrier, he lashes out a lot more (e.g started hitting punching his car because he forgot swim trunks for a beach trip, the beach was a 7 min drive from where we stayed so we could've just drove back), and honestly his politcal takes are starting to make me nervous, especially with how he has supported the assassination of several political figures/commentators in very recent times. The thing is he is also a kind person, smart, good job, and the only time I've ever seen him fight other people was when they had started it. Ultimately though, I am nervous about the idea of him having a gun and the potential for this mindset he has to get worse and he maybe acts on something. I did have a sit down with him before and talked to him about his anger problems and how maybe he needs to reconsider owning a gun but that conversation didn't go the greatest and I doubt he will be asking me to be his reference for his PAL application.
Maybe I'm too worried, and if so, please call me out but if not, I'd be thankful for advice.
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u/floppy_breasteses 11d ago
No need to do anything. Until he's licenced he can't get a gun legally. If he gets one illegally then the licencing or your objection won't matter anyway.
Sounds like you need to talk with your friend. If one of my friends was going down a troubling path I'd sit him down and get to the bottom of it.