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Anyways, this has been a common practice in Canada for those who want a firearm, and it's at least nice to know people are not just going into a store to pick up a firearm with no actual knowlege on how to use it / clean it properly, etc.

ITTA CANADA

Anyone who wishes to acquire firearms in Canada must first pass the Canadian Firearms Safety Course tests in order to apply for their Possession and Acquisition License. (PAL). If one wishes to acquire restricted firearms (handguns) they must ALSO pass the Canadian RESTRICTED Firearms Safety Course tests and be a member of a certified gun club prior to applying for their PAL with Restricted privileges. ITTA provides instructional classroom seminars such as The Firearms Acquisition Course (FAC), now referred to as Possession Acquisition License (PAL). The Canadian Firearms Safety Course This is a basic firearms safety training course. It is designed to give the student a working knowledge of safe firearms handling and familiarity with the laws and procedures regarding firearms ownership in Canada. Following the firearms training even complete novices should have no problem passing the required examinations. The course is designed so that those who have never handled guns will gain a good understanding of the subject. Students who have experience find the course to be a great refresher, and excellent preparation for the Canadian Firearms Safety Examination. There are actually two separate courses - one for non-restricted and the other for restricted firearms. The two courses can be run in one continuous session, eliminating about 4 hours of overlap from the agenda. Those not interested in "restricted" firearms would be finished after the first 10 hours of training; the others would continue for six more hours. This is a classroom training course, there is no actual shooting. There is however, ample opportunity to handle various kinds of rifles, shotguns and handguns. For someone relatively experienced with guns and not wanting to take the course, we would be happy to provide the course manuals and allow the CFSC exam(s) to be challenged. As some of the methods taught in the courses are different from many other firearms safety courses, studying the manuals is an excellent idea even for experienced shooters and hunters.

The 3 legal classes of firearms in Canada are: Non-Restricted Firearm Are ordinary hunting and sporting rifles, shotguns and airguns with an overall length of 660mm or greater. Many airguns fall into this class because they are capable of achieving a muzzle velocity of 500 feet per second. If it is a centre fire semi-automatic firearm, the barrel length must be at least 470mm to be non-restricted. These firearms must be stored, transported and displayed according to Federal regulations and you need a firearms license to possess them. Provincial and municipal rules may further regulate these firearms. Restricted firearms Include many handguns and other firearms which do not meet the above specifications. Some firearms are classified as "restricted" by Federal order-in-council. A transport permit is required to transport a restricted firearm from the locations where the firearm is registered. Anyone with the appropriate firearms license. and a valid purpose can acquire this type of firearm. Prohibited firearms Include all fully automatic firearms, converted automatics and a variety of other scary looking firearms which have been classified as "prohibited" by order-in-council. Most types of prohibited firearms are "grandfathered" to their current legal owners (i.e., owners are allowed to keep them), but cannot be transferred to non-grandfathered individuals. Firearms converted from full automatic to semi-automatic, and many handguns (barrel lengths less than or equal to 105mm, .25 or.32 caliber) fall into the prohibited class. If you do not already own prohibited guns; there is no legal means to acquire firearms of this type.

Just some tid bits of info across the border.

"Scary?" *Snickers*