How can I legally buy a gun in Canada?

Legally buying firearms in Canada isn't complicated, or expensive.

Almost 2 Million people have done this before you. Roughly 1 in 15 of the Canadians old enough to qualify for a firearms have already gotten one.

Basically you just need to pass a short and easy (though very important) safety course, and then mail away for a license. When you're approved you'll get it in the mail and you can go shopping.

The course you will take (or at least pass the test for) is called the CFSC, that's short for the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and the license you'll get is called a PAL short for Possession and Acquisition License. It's generally pronounced "pal", like the word for a friend, not "Pee Eh Ell".

Yes, handguns are legal in Canada. If you want to own a handgun, (or other "restricted" firearms such as AR-15 rifles) in Canada you will additionally need to to pass a second course called the CRFSC (the R is for Restricted,) and pay a bit more on the application to get a PAL which allows you to buy restricted firearms.

Although not technically correct, most people call it an RPAL, you can guess what the R in front is for. Although an RPAL is actually just a PAL which says "restricted" on the back (in addition to "non-restricted") under the sections that list what types of firearms you are allowed to acquire and possess.

An RPAL is absolutely not a concealed weapons permit and does not authorize you to carry a handgun. Carrying a handgun in Canada without authorization is very illegal and there is vitually no way for you to get authorization to do so without having a job which requires it.


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Last Edited by Person445 on 02/13/2013 12:25 AM