Gear
A $20 ticket, then the rifle ships later
TACCOM's current FAQ says firearms and ammunition bought at the show ship after the event or wait for store pickup. Use the day to solve the gear questions that need your hands and eyes.
Ownership
Gear
"Box it up" skips the Canada Post rules
Canada Post requires the right parcel service, Proof of Age, a locking device, a locked case, anonymous outer packaging, and a route that stays on the ground.
Advocacy
From 12,143 to 74,073 firearms claimed
The 187-business ATIP figure belongs to the first compensation phase. Public Safety's current business total is 74,073 firearms claimed across both periods.
Advocacy
What the gun-crime number is made of
Statistics Canada counted 14,488 firearm-related violent crimes in 2024. One combined category contains 4,548 of them and supplied about half the ten-year rate increase.
Advocacy
Section 23, from the seller's side of the table
Canada recorded 421,022 reference-number requests in 2025. Firearms Act section 23 puts the request, identity check, and 90-day clock on the seller's side.
Gear
The $2,249.99 P320 kit leaves out the registered part
A current Canadian P320 kit includes the slide, barrel, grip module, and an empty trigger guard. The omitted FCU explains what Canada registers.
Advocacy
BCTSA narrowed the training letter to one handgun
BCTSA's current exemption page generally limits a training-only applicant to one handgun. The federal law supplies no numeric cap.
Precision
At Borden, 900 metres still runs on *iron sights*
Entries are open for Canada's August Target Rifle championship at Mons Range. The discipline pairs aperture sights with prone sling support from 300 to 900 metres.
Advocacy
A chief firearms officer, *north of 60*
Yukon wants a chief firearms officer based in Whitehorse. The office could bring licensing and range administration closer while federal law stays federal.
Advocacy
Inside the *211,000-record table* behind your rifle's class
Canada's firearm table is administrative, enormous, and practically decisive. A promised classification review should make its reasoning visible.
Advocacy
One receiver, three rows, and a *30-day clock*
Federal records track calibre and can hold multiple configurations. Section 4 gives permanent and continuing temporary changes different clocks.
Advocacy
On BC Ferries, your *ticket type* changes the firearm rule
BC Ferries section 13 sends vehicle and foot passengers down different firearm paths. Route 11 has a narrow northern exception.