Bill C-71 Now in Effect

Attention Members, please note that Bill C-71 and changes to the Firearms Act is now in effect and may affect you as a firearms owner.

The summary states:

Part 1 of this Act amends the Firearms Act to, among other things,

(a) remove the reference to the five-year period, set out in subsection 5(2) of that Act, that applies to the mandatory consideration of certain eligibility criteria for holding a licence;

(b) require, when a non-restricted firearm is transferred, that the transferee’s firearms licence be verified by the Registrar of Firearms and that businesses keep certain information related to the transfer; and

(c) remove certain automatic authorizations to transport prohibited and restricted firearms.

Please download and read the Bill for further clarification.

Thanks!