r/canadaguns • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '21
Public Transit (Specifically in Ontario) and Firearms Transportation
Hey Friends,
This has been covered before but at a time when the climate was a little cooler, so to speak.
The reason for transporting the firearms in this case would be "to go to the range and then home".
My research dictates that it is not strictly illegal to transport guns via public transit where local laws do not directly prohibit them, but even if my exploration of the topic is hypothetical, I like to vet my findings.
Does anyone know of any law prohibiting firearms transportation on transit?Is there anything specific to Restricted firearms that would prohibit it?I have been unable to find anything explicit on either, but am interested in other interpretations.
The TTC outright bans all firearms transportation.
UBER bans firearms "as far as it is applicable by law"
The GO system has a clause that says a proper authority "may refuse passage or remove from the system" anyone with a firearm (literally handled the same as a drunk person, according to GO policy)
I am aware of the 1993 case in which a very foolish man took a loaded .22 onto the transit system and made a very bad joke to a transit authority and was arrested and charged as a result. I am not talking about this sort of behavior, I am inquiring about a hypothetical situation in which someone behaving normally attempts to transport a restricted or non-restricted firearm locked in a hard sided case with a trigger lock and who comports themselves well.
Thanks in advance for your opinions.
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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '21
Do they have an x-ray machine for your backpack?
Are you declaring your restricted when you step on the bus?
Is the bus driver able to read your mind and by doing so decipher the contents of your bag?
Food for thought.
You're just a citizen getting on the bus to your destination, not really anyone's business what you're up to.