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I have a friend who has a valid 2014-2017 outdoor card with small game and H1 listed on card. He did pass firearms test, but his wife who is Hindu refuses to sign off his application for PAL.
My question is would he be legal to hunt with the following:
Air Gun under 500ft per second?
A borrowed gun to hunt with a second armed hunter? (not apprentice type situation, because he has H1 on Outdoor Card)
????
better to get a new wife
HAHA, thats what I said....
Yes,he can hunt with an air gun under 500fps,but,what will he hunt with it other than mice? It's too light. He may hunt with a companion who is licensed to hunt,have a valid PAL,but,there must be only one firearm between them. The companion must,also, be close enough to supervise. His best approach to the wife not "signing off" is to contact the RCMP and explain why she won't on religious grounds. There's many different reasons spouses/ex-spouses won't "sign off." The RCMP has likely heard them all,so,this will be nothing new. Usually,they'll contact the spouse and,if applicable,simply by-pass that step and issue the PAL.
He might want to get real proficient with archery equipment? Or the new wife route??
With archery equipment,he can hunt anything he wants to buy a license for. Not sure about the new wife route. Sometimes,it's cheaper to keep her and simply work around her.LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Exo200
Tell your friend to tell her it is against his Religion for her to have more then one pair of shoes. That should seal the deal.
New wife won't fix it in the short term either, you have to get ex wives to sign off as well
Lol!... And if she wouldn't sign before she DEFINITLY won't sign after!!!.... Lol
Phone the CFO, I'm sure there's options. He wouldn't be the first one to have their spouse refuse.
Pretty sure he can borrow a gun and hunt with it so long as he's under direct supervision of a PAL holder.
Also, have him ask his wife if she'll sign off on divorce papers.
Im assuming that since he knew in advance his wife was going to sign off on it that he didnt take the firearms class? He either needs to sweet talk her into it or buy a bow or a crossbow and get out and practice. Otherwise he is sharing a gun and being supervised. I dont mind taking unlicensed friends out shooting with me and showing them a good time but in a hunting situation i get a little selfish and there is no way i am giving up my gun unless i am mentoring a young hunter. If you are a grown man you are on your own lol
Has she changed her religion or was she Hindi when they got married? Can't see any happy future if he does shoot something...
Tell him to put on his big boy pants and man up
maybe he gonna shoot plants :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat32rf
He could also get a flintlock muzzle loader. No firearms licence required.
That's the answer. The reason you have to get spouses and ex-spouses to sign off is public safety: it is supposed to help screen out people who are prone to violence. It is not intended to give people a way to impose their views on others.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Unless his wife can cite a public safety concern, he should still get his PAL.
It's a major PITA for PAL requirements,but,the RCMP will side step them if they're being unreasonable. Marital splits happen all the time. As long as everythings legit,there's usually no problem. The Police can sort through the BS fairly quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by welsh
If I remember correctly it says on the form that the signature of the spouse is not required.. However if it isn't on there they will contact the spouse/congigal partner.. I may be mistaken.. But pretty sure its not requirement.. Chances are they won't call anyways.. I got my pal issued to me and I put the wrong phone number in the application.. Called in to correct the phone number after it showed as processed.. But the card was already in the mail.
What topher said. Its an acknowledgement that she is aware you are getting a permit not authorization.