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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
So for a bit of clarity.
You can't take a firearm on Calgary transit, there is a bylaw that prohibits it. GATW is correct when he states that the only transport requirement is that a non-restricted firearm is unloaded.
The ATT post is mostly incorrect. For a restricted firearm, transport must be from the place of storage (your house) to the destination (not just a range) by the most reasonably direct route. This means that stopping for gas or something to eat is legal. You do not ever need to advise local authorities that you are transporting a firearm under an long term authorzation. If you are transporting under a short term authorization, you receive that permission from the CFO, not local authorities.
The storage requirement about rendering a firearm inoperable when stored in a safe is incorrect. If stored in a safe, a firearm does not need to be rendered inoperable and ammunition can be stored in the same safe.
If you possess a valid PAL/RPAL, you can indeed buy a non-restricted firearm and take it with you immediately. For a restricted, you need to wait to remove it from the point of purchase and that time can vary based on the CFC/CFO and how fast the transfer is completed and a short term authorization is granted. I've seen same day purchase/transport home and also ones that take weeks. Either way, a restricted can't be transported from your place of storage without the registration certificate, which can take up to a month from the time of registration to arrive.
Why not a campaign to address the use of firearms in crime and the root causes of crime? There are plenty of legitimate uses for firearms, but you're saying that since some people misuse them, no one should have them. If you tried that same logic with cars or knives, people would go nuts because it would inconvenience them. There are less people who own firearms, so it's easier for those who don't to tell them they shouldn't have them since it doesn't affect them. Just like a knife or a car, the purpose of an object is decided by the user.
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Absolutely reasonable points. The problem is that in America they are past the point of reasonableness. People worship their guns here. I've lived in both countries and I've known gun owners in both. In Canada, most gun owners use their gun for sport and hunting and don't have some grandiose schemes of one day overthrowing the federal government, should they become "tyrannical" or being the hero in a hostage situation.
In the States, the gun owners I know have their hunting rifle/shotgun, and then a slew of "defensive" weapons that they will use to fight off the bad guy and/or a tyrannical government. And they make sure everyone knows that their right to guns is in the constitution and they'll fight to death to protect their right, yada yada yada.
The love affair with the physical firearm and the hero complex people get when owning them is the main problem in the USA. This leads to guns being very easily accessible by anyone who wants to commit violence.