r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Sep 18 '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/Bots_R_Us Sep 20 '22

Hullo people!

New in town, PAL/RPAL just approved, so I'm waiting for my physical license so I can hopefully get a handgun before the ban (still a long-shot, I know).

I've seen the topic discussed about purchasing with just your RPAL # (ie: online purchase), and it sounds legal, is at the shop's discretion if that's enough. But does anyone know how to get your RPAL # before you get your card? Is it just calling and hopefully getting a human that can give it to you? Or is there a digital way? My online application on the RCMP website just says approved and I should have it in 3 weeks. But if I can get a purchase going sooner that would obviously be best.

Last: Does anyone know if a purchase/transfer started before the ban is grandfathered in, or are you SOL if you buy and the ban happens?

Cheers!

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u/Apples_and_Overtones Your feet suck and so do you Sep 21 '22

I don't have the link on me but it's apparently written in the legislation that transfers in progress once the bill is enacted will go through.

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u/Bots_R_Us Sep 21 '22

Thanks! That's good news.

Hopefully they keep dragging their feet or quietly give up on it with the looming election.

Such an idiotic thing to do ... this probably dumped 10 years worth of handguns into circulation. But then again, this was never about actual policy or protecting the public, just political posturing.