Do I need a range membership?

[3MTA3]

When you buy a restricted firearm in Ontario, the retailer will typically ask you what club you belong to. You can answer with the club you intend to join. The transfer may or may not be questioned. Silvercore method has been used in Ontario but I think that method is dead ended now You will get a variety of answers on this subject, but in Ontario, for most people, for the time being, you need to join a club to get a restricted firearm for practical purposes, and to join a club and attend a "ATT course" in order to use it at the club. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part this is the case. Some ranges might even demand that you have evidence of training beyond the basic RPAL and ATT course before you can participate in events(even non competitive)- but that is a separate issue.

In the future if the provincial CFO has their way I doubt you will be able to use a range on your own,- you will be required to shoot under a trained RSO at specified time- but that is just conjecture based on interactions with them.

[Steveo9mm]

Welcome to the convoluted world of gun ownership.

[Edenchef]

Welcome to the convoluted world of gun hating bureaucrats and their arbitrary regulations.

Corrected for you.

Cheers!

[Old Dragoon]

Hello,

I'm a newbie to GOC, but not to the world of gun ownership in Canada.

Here in Alberta, the CFO won't process a restricted weapons purchase without having your club membership on file for the current year.

The justification, as has been mentioned, is that you will be registering it for target-shooting.

Those long waiting lists are alarming. Here, the closer clubs (50 km or less) all seem to be closed for membership.

The others (which all seem to be exactly 100km for me), not a problem so far.

Just a long drive.