Can someone share their experience with a PAL license?
How hard was it to get/what do you need to get it/how often you need to re-register/If you got it,will cops come and check that everything is secure and locked up in gunsafe/etc.
PAL:How hard to get?
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scruffie
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This is the same link that I posted when you asked about the C.O.R.E. and how too take it. Posted this because your in B.C. and has links too examiners etc. Between that and this next site all your questions are answered. All you have to do is some reading http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/compliance-co ... ault_e.asp
Much easier if you answer your own questions as we have no idea how much experience that you have with firearms. All the tests may be challenged without taking a course if you think you've enough experience. My recommendation based on some of the questions that you have asked is to take the courses .
This is the same link that I posted when you asked about the C.O.R.E. and how too take it. Posted this because your in B.C. and has links too examiners etc. Between that and this next site all your questions are answered. All you have to do is some reading http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/compliance-co ... ault_e.asp
Much easier if you answer your own questions as we have no idea how much experience that you have with firearms. All the tests may be challenged without taking a course if you think you've enough experience. My recommendation based on some of the questions that you have asked is to take the courses .
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.
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canshooter
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I read the book twice, spent 15 minutes at a gun shop with a very helpful sales assistant ( and permission from the store owner) he went through loading unloading and handling. I took the test and scored perfect on the written and the practical (hands on) I hadnt handled a powder burner prior to that in almost 30 years, and then only bolt action single shot rimfire .22
P.S. I didnt try for the restricted, just the long gun version. As far as I know they didnt phone any of my references, and they have never come to check my home. It is my understanding that the only one who can check is the local CFO and then he is obliged to make an appointment.
P.S. I didnt try for the restricted, just the long gun version. As far as I know they didnt phone any of my references, and they have never come to check my home. It is my understanding that the only one who can check is the local CFO and then he is obliged to make an appointment.
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PAL course is an attendance course- just go and do it! Most providers offer a combined Firearm/hunter education course/test over a weekend.
No the cops do not just show up and make sure you're correctly storing, but they can if someone has a grudge against you.
Use common sense- Firearms unloaded, triggerlocks installed and inside gunsafe, ammo stored locked prefered in a different room and you're already beyond the Canada firearm safety regs.
Sadly the less your neibours know about your interests in this matter the better.
1Shot
No the cops do not just show up and make sure you're correctly storing, but they can if someone has a grudge against you.
Use common sense- Firearms unloaded, triggerlocks installed and inside gunsafe, ammo stored locked prefered in a different room and you're already beyond the Canada firearm safety regs.
Sadly the less your neibours know about your interests in this matter the better.
1Shot
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nighthawk39
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First you need to take the CFSC (for non-restricted firearms).
If you want restricted airguns then you need to take the CRFSC as well.
After that you must fill out an application to recieve a PAL. They will either approve/deny it depending on a variety of conditions.
You have to be over 12 to take the CFSC and CRFSC, but you must be 18 to apply for your PAL.
Then there is the issue of registering your firearms (as they would be in the eyes of the current laws), as well as meeting all the storage requirments.
If you want restricted airguns then you need to take the CRFSC as well.
After that you must fill out an application to recieve a PAL. They will either approve/deny it depending on a variety of conditions.
You have to be over 12 to take the CFSC and CRFSC, but you must be 18 to apply for your PAL.
Then there is the issue of registering your firearms (as they would be in the eyes of the current laws), as well as meeting all the storage requirments.