Its called Community Based Policing. It's getting officers out of their cruisers and into the communities they police. Its a very good policy change.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
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Its called Community Based Policing. It's getting officers out of their cruisers and into the communities they police. Its a very good policy change.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikePal
My neighbour (JP) is an Ottawa City cop (one of the good ones). He had the beat in Vanier (area of high crime and prostitution in Ottawa) for several years. He is nearing retirement and the senior staff told him he didn't have to go back to being a 'Patrol Cop'. He flat outright told them that he would take his turn.
So for several years JP would come home and tell me stories. He would start his patrol by going into Vanier and parking the cruiser). He would then get out and walk the streets. He was that well liked that the prostitutes, if they knew they were going to be arrested, would hide until he returned to work and then surrender to him as soon as they spotted him.
There are good cops out there - unfortunately we don't hear about them often enough. Remember they are like the rest of society there is 98% good and that 2% margin that are not good...
You may be able to get a wilderness carry permit but good luck. The best bet for you would be having a short shotgun for defense.
If you want a side arm there is a little known law in Canada with reference to antiques. If you have a handgun older than a certain age and not in certain calibers then it is antique status and follows the same laws as non-restricted. You cannot concealed carry them but you can open carry them in the bush. In Ontario you cannot hunt with a handgun though, so you would not be able to use it for that purpose. Remember that you will need to be the one to show proof that it is as old as you say it is. You can get RCMP letters for most of them, first generation Webley pistols are popular for this purpose.
Restricted firearms in Canada need to be double locked for storage and transport. This means that they need to be rendered inoperable (trigger lock, cable lock through slide, removal of firing pin) as well as being in a locked container that cannot be easily broken in to. You can store and transport in a hard case with a trigger lock on it with the case having a pad lock on it.
As stated above, you cannot remove it from the case outside of the places listed in your LTATT, meaning, if someone stops you and asks to see your restricted firearm it is unlawful to unlock it and show them outside of, most often, your home or your range. This includes the police, if they want to see your restricted firearm you still cannot unlock it until at those locations.
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Originally Posted by Fox
Somebody needs to spend a little less time on Wikipedia:):):)
The best home defence nice slug gun, non restricted.
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Originally Posted by Fox
Restricted firearms do not need double locking if they are stored in a "vault, safe or room that was built or modified specifically to store firearms safely."
Back to original question, carry a shotgun. Does anyone on here know anyone that was actually attacked by a bear? I know two.
I have an antique, I also have my RPAL, I know the rules, thanks for the comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeeter1
There is a decent sized group of people who keep 1870s revolvers running and some of whom bring them along on fishing trips for defense but this is more a grizzly country situation.
See the RCMP link.Quote:
Originally Posted by chris1395
They need a lock on them (trigger or cable, disassembly is fine too) AND locked in a cabinet or locked in a room or lock the bolt carrier in another vault. It is not an OR statement like non-restricted.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...posage-eng.htm
As for the OP, it is less of a pain to keep a 12ga pump around with a short barrel. You can get legal 12in and 14in barrels (manufactured that way) for an 870. As long as your OAL remains above the minimum you will remain non-restricted and be able to use it anywhere you can use any other shotgun.
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Originally Posted by skeeter1
....and relying on Wiki for accurate information,too.
Maybe taking the courses, doing the LTATT course, learning about antiques, looking into RCMP regulations.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Antique:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...orique-eng.htm
Storing:
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...posage-eng.htm
The OP was asking about handguns for protection, for new handguns this is almost impossible in this country, unless you want to use a flintlock as a side arm.
I was giving him the information about antiques in Canada, which is a valid way of using a handgun with open carry as a sidearm for protection and not going against the restricted laws as antiques trump prohibited and restricted rules in Canada.
The following pistol made before 1898 (before Jan 1 1898) would be legal for open carry protection in Canada as it uses the 455 Webley round, not one of the exception calibers of (.22 short, .22 long, .22 long rifle, .32 short colt, .32 long colt, .32 S&W, .32 S&W Long, .32‑20 Winchester, .38 Smith and Wesson; .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, .38-40 Winchester, .44‑40 Winchester, or .45 Colt). These rounds are generally made from blackpowder as most of these revolvers are not proofed for smokeless powder and also use dead soft lead reloaded on a compressed charge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley_Revolver
There is a Wiki link for you.