r/canadaguns • u/sushicake1 • 10d ago

Application / Regulation advice Stupidity of ASFCP and Public Safety

I know I'm gonna get hate for this, but I signed up to turn my rifle in. I haven't shot it in many years even prior to the "buyback" and was already thinking about selling it before the stupid Liberals decided to think all black guns were scary.

Now I have a newborn on the way now so might as well sell it and spend that money on diapers and baby stuff. The price they offered wasn't far from what I was going to sell it for anyways.

But my main grievance is that I followed all the steps and signed up before any deadlines for the compensation program. Tried to setup an appointment weeks in advance of my areas collection. But when I go to setup an appointment the stupid website won't allow me to book an actual appointment saying something along the lines of "the number of firearms I have exceeds the amount they can process at a single time" or something like that. But I only have the one firearm... Hell they even mailed me the box.

So I called the hotline to ask what was going on, and their answer is "public safety will call you within 10 business days" that was over a month and a half ago. My collection period has come and gone and has moved almost 2 hours away from my house now.

What options do I have now?

EDIT/UPDATE: Just got off the phone with the Hotline, apparently public safety decided to move my collection location a little bit closer to my house. Still about an hour and a half drive, I spoke with them on the phone last time on September 1st and they stated that public safety would email me or call me. But apparently 3 hours later they decided to just change my location without notifying me. So here I am a week later still expecting a call or email, just to find out my location changed and I try to setup an appointment and of course there's no slots available...

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u/__phil1001__ 9d ago

I think these are all valid reasons to turn it in. Could be issues with local collection site. Maybe they change at last minute for safety... Who knows. Turn up and hand it in

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u/EnvironmentBright697 9d ago

Only valid reason to turn in imo is if you’re leaving the country.

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u/__phil1001__ 9d ago

No, you have a newborn and need extra cash and you are not shooting as much anymore. More than valid, priorities change, like food on the table.