doing a school project on gun laws in Canada. i have some question could you guys help

[CaperJim]

Sir John A MacDonald dies in 1891. In 1892, criminal code provisions regarding handguns are introduced. Not coincidence. The Fathers of Confederation had great plans for the future of Canada. They knew people should be able to protect themselves.

[Foxer]

1 - I don't really believe in 'licensing'. I do believe in certification, where someone has to pass a basic (note - basic) safety course to ensure they have the knowledge to safely store and use firearms, and I think an initial criminal background check is fine. THere should be no 'license' at all - if you're certified then you're certified till death unless a competant authority such as a judge 'De-certifies' you for cause. Like a violent criminal offense or the like.

Safety training can reduce accidents, and that's why it's valuable. Trying to control CRIMINAL offenses by licensing LAWFUL people is like trying to control obesity problems by regulating spoons.

2 - well i think that's been covered.

[Wendell]

Hi i i just have a few questions on your opinion on gun laws in Canada i don't need a lot of people to answer but more the merrier. 1. should we need to apply for all these licences on permits to be able to go hunting or even to just own a gun? 2. What is considered to be a firearm for purposes of the Firearms Act and for offences related to the Firearms Act in the Criminal Code? personal experience: i do small game hunting so i was looking at the high powered pellet guns but i cant buy one because i dont have a licence.

If you really want to know, you're going to have to read some papers and at least one book.

Here is a link to the book:

Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
by R. Blake Brown
The Osgoode Society, Toronto, 2012 370 pp.

It costs $70., and it's worth the money. You don't necessarily have to buy it; you can also request it from a lending library and they'll get it for you.

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/144264639X?*Version*=1&*entries*=0


Here are links to some papers:

Reference Works

http://cssa-cila.org/reference-works/

Firearms Facts

https://nfa.ca/firearms-facts

Here are links to some legal information:

Legal Information

http://cssa-cila.org/legal-information/

Acts and Regulations

https://nfa.ca/acts-and-regulations

Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/

Firearms Act (S.C. 1995, c. 39)

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-11.6/index.html

Canadian Firearms Program

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm

[Wendell]

On Wednesday, November 5, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling R. v. Dunn, finding that most air guns are considered “firearms” for all purposes in the Criminal Code except for licensing and registration.

https://nfa.ca/news/supreme-court-canada-rules-air-guns-are-firearms

[RangeBob]

Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
by R. Blake Brown
The Osgoode Society, Toronto, 2012 370 pp.

It costs $70., and it's worth the money.

Yep. Good book

On Wednesday, November 5, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling R. v. Dunn, finding that most air guns are considered “firearms” for all purposes in the Criminal Code except for licensing and registration.
https://nfa.ca/news/supreme-court-ca...s-are-firearms

And private member's Bill C637, which if passed, would declare that most air guns would not be considered firearms for the remaining purposes of the Firearms Act:

amends the Criminal Code to provide that certain weapons are deemed not to be firearms for the purposes of transportation and storage.

(3.2) For the purposes of section 86 and the provisions of the Firearms Act as they relate to the transportation and storage of firearms, a barrelled weapon is deemed not to be a firearm if it is proved that the weapon is not designed or adapted to discharge

(a) a shot, bullet or other projectile at a muzzle velocity exceeding 152.4 m per second or at a muzzle energy exceeding 5.7 Joules; or

(b) a shot, bullet or other projectile that is designed or adapted to attain a velocity exceeding 152.4 m per second or an energy exceeding 5.7 Joules.

-- http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublicati...6801717&File=4

I'm not aware of any massive political will to push this bill through before the election.

[CLW .45]

Any law relating to the use, carriage, or possession of firearms that requires one to obtain permission from a government agent who is authorized to use subjective criteria, such as "need," in determining whether to deny the permission is ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE.