Can you still transfer handguns in 2023 in Canada? Yes
Can you still transfer handguns in 2023 in Canada?
Yes, but only to a business like BC Firearms Academy. If you have a handgun that needs a home, consider contacting a training facility.
What can I do with a handgun now
If you can’t keep them contact BC Firearms Academy:
Phone: 604-592-2410
Email: info@bcfirearmsacademy.ca
If a civilian handgun is passed to the RCMP it will be destroyed. If given to a training school like BC Firearms Academy it can be given new life as a training gun or even preserved for future generations.
Effective on October 21, 2022
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Conditions of Transferring Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations. The Government of Canada brought into force amendments to the Conditions of Transferring Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations, changing the regulations on the transfer of handguns in Canada.
Under these amendments, a Chief Firearms Officer (CFO) will only be able to authorize the transfer of a handgun to an individual who:
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- holds an Authorization to Carry (ATC) issued under Section 20 of the Firearms Act and needs the handgun:
- to protect the life of an individual or other individuals pursuant to an Authorization to Carry (ATC) issued by a CFO under section 20(a) of the Firearms Act; or
- for use in connection with his or her lawful profession or occupation pursuant to an ATC issued by a CFO under section 20(b) of the Firearms Act.
- holds an Authorization to Carry (ATC) issued under Section 20 of the Firearms Act and needs the handgun:
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- has provided the CFO with a letter from a provincial or national sport shooting governing body indicating that the individual trains, competes, or coaches in a handgun shooting discipline that is on the programme of the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee.
