HELP CHANGE CANADIAN GUN LAWS

Canadian Gun Laws are PATHETIC. To own a gun in Canada all you need to do is a course, get your license, and then register.

THIS IS ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO OWN A GUN IN CANADA:

Anyone in Canada who owns or wants to own a firearm must do the following:

1.

Take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC);
2.

Pass the the CGSC test, or show that they have already taken the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and passed the test (good for life, unless the applicant is later subject to a prohibition order); or
3.

Pass (or have already passed) the test without taking the course; or show that they have taken a course before January 1, 1995, approved by the Attorney General of Manitoba or Quebec; or
4.

Have a Chief Firearms Officer certify that their knowledge of firearms laws and safe handling practices meets the standards set out in the Regulations (only for adults who have owned a firearm since January 1, 1979).
5. Obtain a licence. This law became effective December 1, 1998. Prior to that date in order to purchase and own a firearm one must have had a FAC. "FAC" stands for Firearms Acquisition Certificate. It was the certificate needed to get a firearm before December 1, 1998. As long as they are valid, FACs can act as licences.
ll Firearms are Required to be Registered

Register Firearms Online

The Criminal Code requires all firearms owned on December 1, 1998, to be registered by January 1, 2003.

Starting December 1, 1998:

* all imported firearms must be registered when they enter Canada; and
* individuals must register any firearms that are transferred to them.

To register, firearm owners need one of the following:

* a valid Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC), which serves as a licence; or
* a licence that covers the class (and for prohibited firearms, the grandfathered class) of the firearm being registered.

Identifying Firearms

When registering a firearm, owners will need to provide a description of each firearm that is being registered.

Serial Numbers and Firearm Identification Numbers (FINs)

Once a firearm has been identified and classified as non-restricted, restricted or prohibited, the Registrar will issue a registration certificate for that firearm.

Every registration certificate will have a firearm identification number.

If the firearm has a serial number that identifies the firearm from every other firearm, the FIN does not have to be placed on the firearm.

If the firearm:

* doesn't have a serial number; or
* has a serial number that, with the other characteristics of the firearm, does not allow the firearm to be identified apart from all other firearms the owner must put the FIN on the frame or receiver of the firearm (in a place where it can be seen). (The Registrar will tell owners if they have to place the FIN on the firearm.)

Due to the increase in violence it is obvious that these gun laws are not sufficient. People act like guns are toys and just by the pull of a trigger they take away people's lives. Not realizing that they are not only taking ONE person's life but leaving their family to die a thousand deaths every day. I think we need to take a step and help make gun laws STRICTER so that every TOM , DICK, & HARRY can't be walking down the street thinking their nutz just because they have a gun. Today it may someone you don't know...but tommorrow it can be YOUR FAMILY MEMBER. SO PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION AND HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A SAFER PLACE.