r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Aug 28 '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.

In response to this thread, the community was quite positive for a thread to cover these subjects.

These threads will be stickied for a week, renewing every Sunday @ about 0600 AST. Previous threads here. Take a look, your question may have been answered!

If you have any suggestions for this thread, please feel free to ask here, or send the Mods a message.

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u/Harudied Sep 03 '22

i heard handguns are restricted but I've always wanted some sort of single action revolver since i was a kid. looking for the lowest possible caliber as well. how obnoxious would it be to own one?

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u/_Connor Sep 03 '22

Obnoxious in what way?

Also if you don't currently have your RPAL, you ran out of time to buy a handgun. Transfers are being frozen next month so no one can buy or sell them.

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u/Harudied Sep 03 '22

im out of the loop of everything, is there someplace you can direct me to read about this?

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u/_Connor Sep 03 '22

Literally just Google ‘Canada handgun transfer freeze.’

It was announced at the end of May. Trudeau is pushing through an OIC to ban the transfer of handguns.

It’s not an ownership ban as people who already have them can still use them as normal, but once the OIC goes through in October, you won’t be able to buy or sell them anymore.

So come October, you are stuck with what you have. The current wait time to get a license processed is like 6 months so even if you submitted your application tomorrow, you won’t even be close to having your RPAL in time.

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u/Harudied Sep 04 '22

so its all handguns, even if its considered single action and full sized? ive always wanted to buy and old colt new army but man im reading on this now and its making me struggle to cope

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u/Strange-Extension-28 Sep 04 '22

Ha find a new Reddit page you lost