Register Gun Quebec
Gun owners still oppose registry.
Register gun quebec. Quebec s firearms registry owners of non restricted firearms long guns in the province of quebec have until january 29th 2019 to register their guns or they can face fines from as much as 500 up to 5 000. Tom knighton tom knighton is a navy veteran a former newspaperman a novelist and a blogger. Applications for registration transfer or modification can then be submitted online. Quebec gun owners are stunned by the provincial government s stubborn desire to resuscitate an expensive inefficient and proven useless registry. The canadian firearms registry is the gun registry managed by the canadian firearms program of the royal canadian mounted police rcmp as part of the rcmp s responsibilities under the firearms act 1995 it requires the registration of all restricted and prohibited firearms in canada the registry was introduced by the liberal government of prime minister jean chrétien in 1993 and implemented.
Long gun owners must register their guns by jan. The fact is on september 13 the government of quebec and the department of public security published their draft regulations for the registry. Quebec is the only province requiring that long guns including shotguns and rifles be registered. Bill 64 the firearms registration act was adopted by the national assembly in june of 2016 to replace. You can only register a firearm if you have a possession and acquisition licence pal and the firearm was verified.
Luc boucher the head of a non for profit organization. Noting that gun owners managed to get the federal gun registry scrapped. Reporting behaviour that is likely to jeopardize safety with a firearm. Rules aimed at promoting québec public safety whcich came into force on september 1 2008 contain the following provisions. Quebec passed a law creating a long gun registry in 2016 and has.
Québec firearms registration service effective from january 29 2019 all unrestricted firearms on québec territory must be registered when acquired. Canada canadian gun control gun control gun registration gun rights guns quebec author s bio. A registration certificate identifies a firearm and links the firearm to its owner. Where applicable the liquidator must notify the frs of any changes to the information provided in the application to register the firearm including changes to the principal place where the firearm is being kept during the liquidation of the succession.