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/sousaj87 Sep 21 '22

Hey sorry stupid question here... but i just got my rpaland bought a few handguns. Im an ontario resident. Do i need to be a member of a shooting range in order for them to issue me an att?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

In Ontario, no. You will get a new PAL card with the Transportation Condition (printed on the front in the lower centre). That is what we usually call your Long Term or Permanent ATT. In Ontario you do not need a range membership.

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u/justatypo Sep 21 '22

In Ontario you do not need a range membership to purchase a handgun. The ATT issued once transferred will allow you to take it home and then to a range and back. But it does not need to be only one range or a specific range, so far as I'm aware.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

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u/sousaj87 Sep 21 '22

Thanks...i well eventually be a member somewhere i was just hoping not being one yet wouldn't delay me in getting my toys. I just bought private and when on the phone with cfp they asked the reason then asked if im part of a range i said not yet.

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u/ggdrguy Sep 22 '22

Just an fyi the person above isn’t 100% correct. The att attached to your RPAL let’s you go to and from any range in your province. Once you get your new RPAL and the guns registration of course. Don’t forget to keep the paper slip with the new license.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '22

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u/ggdrguy Sep 23 '22

No problem, our laws are so convoluted we need to band together just to interpret them.👍