r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • May 29 '22

Weekly Newbies & FAQ Thread - Post your questions here for PAL/RPAL application, timelines, CFSC/CFSRC, references & requirements, or general new to firearms ownership -type questions

This thread will be used for the "new"-type questions, PAL/RPAL applications, references, CFSC/CFRSC requirements, storage/transport, or other general "new-to-me" firearms ownership questions.

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u/TaxiDriver1969 Jun 05 '22

In other words, I shouldn’t even bother. I live in Ontario, and I am almost certain the MP for my region is Liberal or NDP. There goes $400 down the drain. Oh well, at least it was cool handling some disabled firearms and the instructor and the other students were pretty chill.

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jun 05 '22

Do not give up and lay down. Stand up.

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u/TaxiDriver1969 Jun 06 '22

Okay, so I've looked into it a bit. I wanted to try out being an uber courier, which required a Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check. This came out clean (no convictions, no charges). I believe it was a name-based check, however I've never been taken in to a police station or had my fingerprints taken. My question is whether this background check that was done and came out clean is definitive, or if it is possible that a conviction or charge may be stored in a local police database, but not on CPIC? I've also never been arrested, jailed, or in court. Is it possible to be convicted without being brought into court?

I have heard that not having a criminal charge or conviction does not mean you don't have a police record (I would put money on it that I do). Any adverse interaction with police (domestic disputes, neighbor calling on you, being at the scene of a crime, getting pulled over for speeding, getting ticketed for drinking in the park etc) goes on that record and can be pulled up. Is there a process to find out what your police record contains, and is there any way to request for items to be purged?

Sorry for being pedantic, but I want to protect myself by exposing not more or less than what is required. I also know that it is a criminal offense to make false declarations on the PAL/RPAL application. Therefore, I've resigned to the fact that if I go through with this application, I'm ticking the box and writing that letter, so I want to at least be prepared by knowing exactly what they have on me so I can be precise.

See above, maybe you can help me out with these questions?

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u/Beretta_errata removeddit pro Jun 06 '22

You may be overthinking this.