Easier to be a illegal gun owner than a law abiding one. Only ones who suffer are the law abiding citizens.

I'm never moving to Canada unless they drag me. Sorry guys Texas rocks. Good luck up there and best wishes.

Welcome to Police State, I mean Canada. Papers Please!!!

most cops in Canada don't even know the gun laws ....I told a cop no I would not open my trunk or gun case at the side of the road for a speeding violation I told him he had to have a warrant because my trunk is my gun safe my guns were in cases locked and trigger locked. I told him I would not do anything illegal and he could not order me too 7 cops and a chief later I was released with a warning for speeding and it shocked me that none of them knew what to do or even what to say to me after I said what I did ....cops in Canada must know the law in order to enforce it...I'm in Hamilton Ontario

The question that continually digs at my brain. Why, as firearm owners and law abiding citizens, do we have to continually walk on egg shells all the time? Bringing a rifle to a shooting range, arguably to have FUN, and worried about the public and how the police will react?? Why is there such a stigma and why is our law enforcement so eager to find "broken" laws? 20 years of gun control legislation has really fucked things up.

Thank you Rod for all the work you do for the Canadian Firearms Community!

I have two points I ran into with firearm ownership, maybe they will help. 1) If you own 10 round pistol mags for your rifle, print out the magazine regs and keep it in your bag. The RCMP website has them spelled out. I have a couple of friends who had cops try to confiscate their guns because they (maybe intentionally) confused them with the normal 5 round law. 2) Know your park boundaries! I'm living in Calgary and often go home to BC and I take my firearms with me. Highway 1 goes through Banff national park and they do not allow firearms, even in transport. I have to be sure to plan my road trips to factor this in.

i got a possession of a prohibited weapon for pepper spray... got to love canada

Love your videos Rod!! We need more people like you in the firearms community here in Canada. You do stuff just to help out your fellow firearm owner.

Again another great video, please run for Prime Minister!

It has always puzzled me why, in the USA and Canada, they are so paranoid about sound moderators. I live in NZ, and the laws here are pretty draconian, but we are allowed, without permits etc. a 'silencer; on any firearm at all. They protect your hearing without having the limitations imposed by ear muffs etc. and are no problem whatsoever. Even hi-power rifles have them a lot these days (over-barrel type), and many NZ hunters use them in the field, not only to protect their hearing but also to avoid startling game as little as possible......

I just really feel bad for you guys you have to beg your government permission to have weapons that should be every man's god-given right. maybe someday huh?

My mother in law lives in Canada and recently came to visit us in North Carolina. While she was here we stopped at the local gun store where I purchased a new colt ar15. She was shocked at how different the laws are. She said "Gosh buying a gun down here is as easy as going into Tim Horton's and getting a cup of coffee". lol

I love this guy's attitude. Responsibility and duty to the law from a social contract sort of perspective.

Wild raspberry field scenario: "Wait, mister Grizzly, don't hug me before I load and chamber my Desert Eagle!" LOL

it's great to have someone so reasonable making videos like this!

I left the police state (Canada) in 2001. I cannot believe how the people allow themselves to be slowly boiled alive.

this is what liberalism does to a good nation

This was a very informative video. I had no idea that Canada had so many firearm restrictions, and my heart goes out to all of you and I hope that you keep fighting to remove as many useless restrictions as you can. I live in North Carolina USA and would like to extend an open invitation to come down here and not have to deal with such non sense. Yes there are a hand full of states that have all but lost the fight for the American 2nd Amendment, but not in North Carolina. We have learned that as soon as you loose a right it is almost imposable to get it back. The misinformed and misguided officials that think criminals are going to listen and obey new laws that truly only affect law abiding citizens are so ignorant. Not only that they lead us to believe that the so many of US crimes that involve firearms are done with "hi capacity assault weapons" is BULL CRAP! But in the very slim chance you would find yourself defending you or your family against a criminal with "hi capacity assault weapons" , would it not be better to meet them on more equal terms? Well until things get better up north come on down here and have some fun shooting whatever firearm type or capacity or caliber you heart desires. God Bless

The paperwork doesn't keep the public safe, but it does give more power and control to the government. And less freedom for citizens. Not a coincidence.

Thank you Rod. I watch this vid from time to time because you do a great job of conveying to us not to be careless or complacent and if we do there are serious consequences. I always follow the law and indeed go above the requirements just in case, God forbid, I somehow made a mistake. Excellent vid and reminder with a little bit of humor in it.

wow ...wow...wow... GOD BLESS TEXAS!!

They are using .223 pistol mags (10 rounds) in a rifle. If a pistol mag can be used in a rifle it's ok. It's still a pistol mag. I'll have a video on this specifically, in about a week.

That is a good one. Very overlooked, and true.

Less then a year ago I was one of those people that wasn't aware guns were legal in Canada. After a tour of a brand new local Cabela's I was floored to see restricted handguns for sale out on display. I now "legally" own a 9mm Jericho 941 which I have a blast taking to the range :D As much as I enjoy being allowed to fire off guns at approved ranges, a lot of the rules & regulations of my new found sport are pretty grey. I applaud you for shedding light on them for those of us just starting out.

I really like your respectful, common sense approach. You're a great advocate for Canadian gun owners. I agree that while we may not like our laws, we must abide by them. I would also add that knowing the law is actually an advantage. For instance, it is illegal to have a firearm in a state that enables its operation on a highway and ammunition cannot be easily accessible. . However, once off the highway and in the back country, I take my rifle out of the case, remove the trigger lock, place the gun next to me with a mag of ammo sitting next to it on the seat. Not a loaded firearm, but handy enough so that if the deer/bear shows up, I'm ready. Perfectly legal. I personally would really like to be able to carry a sidearm when bow hunting and that is one of the areas I will be writing to my MP about. Thanks for all you do!

this is a bigger headache to buy and own a restricted gun then it is to illegally own one. I cant stand the gun laws here in Canada.

how exactly are we supposed to stand on GUARD for thee if the bastards keep restricting us? with what slingshots but we can only have 3 stones in our pouch?

WOW !!! I truly feel for the gun community in Canada. It's stupid that a person can't shoot a gun on their own land. In my town. As long as you outside of city limits. You can shoot on your own land. It's the shooters responsibility to ensure the back drop of where they're shooting. Also, another residence must be a quarter of a mile away from the direction of where you're shooting on your land. Meaning you can have a neighbors home across the street. But if you're shooting in your backyard in the opposite direction...then you are fine to shoot. And no restrictions on what type of gun or caliber can be used. If a person has farm or ranch land, they should be able to shoot whatever and whenever they wish...it is their land. Seem to me Canada's Gun Laws are simply there and imposed to generate money for the government. And what's up with you are not permitted to protect yourself or your family? And you have to rely on law enforcement. If that's the case, then I want a cop with me at ALL TIMES. That law in itself would force me to move from Canada. NO Government will EVER tell me that I CAN'T PROTECT MYSELF OR MY FAMILY>

thats why our laws should be more like american laws as far as guns go, and yes i have my PAL, but i think we go a little overboard in canada as far as ownership and transport goes, considering that criminals arent going to register and or ask for a att in order to move them around or even own them in fact.

I live in the USA so stuff like open carry and 100 round mags are legal and you guys have it hard up there and I fell sorry for you

A voice of reason in the widerness.

Another good, STRAIGHT FORWARD video... If only our gun laws had the same logic!

No, only a boat with a motor is (as far as I understand). Even if it was a vehicle you still don't need any secure locking devices, just unloaded.

I'm not a hunter but that sounds fine to me. Some provinces have extra regulations. I'd call the conservation office near you to clarify.

After watching this it seems like the laws were written for heavy population cities but enforced country wide. These laws would suck for a person far from town. If I was out in the forest of Canada I would certainly want a fire arm close at hand.

Thanks a lot Rod, really helpful and constructive video about very important information that often times appears complicated and hard to understand. You broke down the information in a very simple and easy to understand way,thanks again for all your hard work.

Was this the beginning of Wilson and Giltaca, the proto-CCFR, with Rod's 1st letter to his MP? I like to think so. Very sorry you've lost some ground since then, but I salute y'all here from 2021, TX USA, and admire you're still in the fight. Happy to support you.

Fight for your rights man, don't let it get worse in the USA. Thanks for watching.

New to your web site, very instructive and usefull !! Keep on the good work !

There are too many rules regarding guns in Canada. It is fucking stupid and a waste of time and money.

you are the perfect exemple of how a pro gun need to talk to public. very interresting

that magazine capacity only applies to semi-automatic centre fired guns

It's not even about protecting your self from evil doers. Firearms are just flat out fun and a challenge that is ever evolving and will never be mastered.

You have up to 30 days AFTER you move to notify the Firearms Officer in your province.

love that you emphasized the legal aspect. to many new shooters assume common sense will applies to our laws. second, love it or hate it guns are a political issue. the only way to change the gun laws is through political process, anything less is criminal.

Civil advantage, you're a stand up guy, love the comic flair also, a nice departure from the usual drone of the cletuses on some of these gun video's. Very well put at the end with regards to contacting and becoming part of the solution instead of just complaining and pointing fingers, very smart, very refreshing. Going for my firearms license on the 19th August, can't wait. Looking to get a nice little rim shot semi auto .22LR. Need something with a little more umph than my paintball gun :) for target practice etc. Cheers J

Awesome presentation! Question for you please: If a restricted firearm owner owned a large property could he/ she shoot their guns on their properties? (I'm thinking NOT, unless you get it designated as a firing range but please do tell)

I got in trouble with the RCMP and almost got got charged with having concealed weapon. So good idea to keep the book with your range bags

QUESTION - Fast Forward almost 8 Years (July 2021) - Do you still need to get a SHORT TERM AUTHORIZATION to TRANSPORT if you have an RPAL & Restricted Firearms?

when I grew up everyone had a gun rack in the back window of their pickup. no one freaked out about it. you telling people to keep them out of sight is doing a dis service to firearms owners. the public should be made aware that ownership and transport is legal and normal.

Regarding the documentation requirements, you may want to add that those who are privileged enough to own an antique handgun should carry the letter from the RCMP identifying it as such if you're packing it in the bush.

Excellent as always Rod. I wrote my MP for the first time two days ago. Hopefully we can get some things changed.

I got in trouble once with the firearms office, I did exactly what you explained by moving last minute (just down the street from my old place) and didn't get a short term ATT for my glock and after I moved I called for an address change and they lectured me on the phone about the importance of keeping track of restricted firearms, and told me they were going to just give me a warning this time, but next time "bad things would happen" I got lucky but I sure won't forget next time.

I really appreciate the videos you post, lots of great information and tons of common sense!

Thanks for all the great vids and keep up the good work

the more I listen to this, the more i am fuckin amazed. Stand Up Canada!!!

#5, The wording on the act states "In or on"

I tuck the firearm behind the 2nd seat where it can't be seen. I have also used the tonneau cover to keep things out of view.

Great stuff No nonsense. Great message.

so if im drunk and pushing a wheel barrow or shoping cart i can get a dui? lol i moved and it was about 6 months and i only have non restricted... i called them and told them ware i lived... no prob...

I found a really nice old wooden box in a junk yard . I strapped it on the deck of my truck .Written all over it was : " 30 Only Hand Grenades " . The cops had a bird , on the way home .

wow , these are hard to handle laws.... i wish the best for all you guys.... god bless you all

Excellent, thanks very much; two questions: Is a horse a vehicle? Is a canoe (no motor) a vehicle?

Not going to lie. The whole pinned mag thing rustles my jimmies pretty hard. Totally legal to have 6+1 in my 30-30 but god forbid my .308 have more then 5.

Great vid, really appreciate the time you've put into the series.

I was initially put off by the intro, but damn what a fantastic video!

Rod you forgot one more, Always make sure you have your firing pin in your firearm. Hahaha

I just subscribed. Thank you for a very common-sense video

ATT as of July 2015 is now apart of your R. PAL, although you still need to have a valid address on your PAL registration.

He's not kidding. I've heard 2nd hand, long before the Firearms Act, of people being charged for leaning a gun against a truck while having lunch.

good advice always go one more step towards safety because we know the law but those that inforce it sometimes do not so always error on the side of safety Keep out of trouble and be Safe my fellow gun owners....please

good info. I'm looking to get my gun license soon and I didn't know about several of these rules.

Awesome video. Really good information to put out there, by a really good speaker BTW. Thanks for that!

then if you have a wilderness carry permit, its an additional set of hoops to jump through

Have people been aware of the petitions with the nfa to remove magazine cap restrictions and removing the ar-15 variants from the restricted list? Great thing they're doing, have fun and be safe guys and gals.

luv your vids very educational and obviously common sense..thx.....

So about magazines. The obvious way around the 5 round rifle cap would be buying a 3D printer and producing to round mags marked for pistol use. That or for .50 beowulf caliber rifles. Heck you could produce 30rders as long as you have etched into them that they are for that mosberg bolt gun that takes ar mags. Intended use is a fun thing because it doesnt effect actual use.

Outstanding! You said aloud what I've been thinking. I will continue using my LAR-15 ten round pistol mags and, more importantly, I'm armed with the RCMP interpretation of magazine capacity laws downloaded on my phone. You never know when that might come in handy at the gun club. Alex G

I think it depends on where you live. I always have a loaded shotgun with me in the bush. Never a round in the chamber. Call the conservation office where you live and ask them.

restricted firearms laws are gay, unrestricted are pretty fair I'd say, except for the mag limits....

And I thought the laws in New York State were bad. Here in Pennsylvania it's not at all uncommon to see folks openly carrying loaded handguns in Starbucks or Wal-Mart - you don't even need a permit or license of any kind. I knew Canada had tough firearm laws, but I never dreamed they were to such an extreme. I wish you guys the best.

I remember the days when I could take my vz58 out of the city and target practice.

A good question would be what about motor homes? Are they vehicules when on their jacks or are they a building. Key word is on their jacks because it would be like a modular home or a pillar bassed foundation.

How about you stop letting criminal politicians tell you what you can and can't own ! As an American I know a thing or two about giving criminal politicians the finger >:D

The law allows you to carry a restricted pistol if you have a registered trapline as a trapper. You don't need to sneak anything. Pretty much range/competition use only other than that.

Question. Is a person able to store their hunting rifles at their hunting cabin? In other words can a person store their nonrestricted firearms in a building which is not their primary residence? it may be a cabin on private property or a "mini storage" in the city. looking for clarification. Thanks love your videos.

Krist the more I hear and read about what you Canucks have to go through, I am so happy I'm in the lower 48. I would feel naked if I couldn't carry my 1911 concealed! Let alone have my AK in my truck. and God forbid I had a shotgun on the tractor!

Interesting tidbit about restricted firearms, I'm not 100% sure about this but, to my knowledge you can carry a .22 handgun for the purpose of dispatching improperly trapped animals under the authority of a Canadian trappers licence, and an RPAL. Again not 100% sure, I heard that from the man who taught me the trapping course, could be that the laws were changed since then.

"Paper work keeps the public safe", LOL.

Another story. My buddies and I were out shooting down the logging roads. They were drinking rum, I was not. They didn't get drunk as it was only a little bit. But on are way out of the logging roads was a road block. I got pulled over, the officer could smell the rum and I had to do a breathalyzer test. The officer clearly saw my Vz 58 on the back seat of my truck but didn't care when I passed the breathalyzer test and told him I was the DA for my two friends.

we have dangerous animals in canada. i hunt with a bow. i wish i could have my 44 with me cause bears are mean especialy after u stick an arrow in one

Rod, you mentioned that a boat is a vehicle at time index 9;01.. I dont think so, If your in a boat and duck hunting what then? You have to get out of your boat, load your shotgun to shoot that duck flying over head? I have issues with that statement. please correct?

Great Videos, Keep up the good work! Fellow Firearms Trainer as well.

Thank you for getting back to me so quibkly but I am little nervous about the "asking for a friend" approach. The registration certificate clearly indicates the capacity of the firearm and I have never been approached by the firearm centre in all these years of renewing my PAL. Every 5 years for 40 years. I don't suppose it's an issue you could raise with them from a purely "academic" perspective as a qualified instructor???? I know of people who still legally possess many firearms which are now ruled prohibited weapons but were not at the time of purchase , even items such as 2 inch snub nose revolvers and .25 and .32 caliber pistols.

Hey there, I'm down here in the "land of the free" and I have some questions. What is a PAL, what is a "restricted firearm"?? Also, you mentioned pistols a few times, can I assume then that handguns are legal in Canada? If they are why then can you NOT use them anywhere but on a range?? And one more, why is mace and or pepper spray illegal?? Our women folk down here carry that stuff a lot for personal defense. It's almost a fashion accessory here.

a bicycle is a vehicle too. i learnt that by driving one drunk and i got a dui...

Question for anyone that can answer, since I forgot to ask my instructor. During transport, I know that the firearm must be unloaded. My instructor told me that the ammunition can even be in the same case as the restricted firearm (and he threw some dummy rounds loosely into the gun case to show), but he didn't say if the magazines can be loaded or not, as long as they are not loaded into the firearm. The thought of loose ammo bouncing around in the case against your gun, kinda irks me. To try to make it short, the magazine is loaded, but not loaded into the gun. They are both in the same locked case. Is this legal? I'm just curious if this is allowed or not. I personally would err on the side of caution anyways and transport the ammo in a separate locked ammo box.

Love the channel, great work, can you clarify when you need a permit to transport? I have 2 hand guns, both are 9mm and I was looking at getting a couple of shotguns and a rifle. I was in clear on if I need a document to go to the range etc. Thanks Graham

A wheelchair is a vehicle, as a paraplegic and a hunter it makes it hard not to discharge a firearm from a vehicle. The Canadian Firearms Act does not make any exceptions, the provincial hunting regulations do but I could probably be charged.