Heading home from this week’s gun-industry trade show in Calgary, I was at the airport waiting for my luggage to come through the X-ray when the image of a relatively large brass cartridge case in my carry-on luggage caught the eye of the screening agent.
Transport
There are 6 posts tagged Transport (this is page 1 of 1).
RCMP Used to Issue 140,000 ATTs Per Year
The RCMP used to issue about 140,000 Authorizations To Transport (ATT) firearms each year to civilians who asked for permission to take their guns from the store to home, or from home to the target range, the gunsmith or the airport.
Most of them were for target practice and sports shooting, the RCMP said in a notice in the Canada Gazette dated Aug. 12, 2015. ATTs could be valid for as long as five years.
Anger, Confusion Mount Over New ATTs as RCMP Contradicts Government
The RCMP says ATTs aren’t automatic, contradicting the government.
Anger and confusion are mounting among gun owners after the RCMP contradicted the government over a new law designed to simplify the transportation of firearms.
RCMP Clarifies New ATT Rules
If you have an Authorization to Transport a firearm, you don’t need to do anything to benefit from the simplified transportation rules that took effect today.
Dear RCMP ATT Group: Thank you, and Goodbye
The whole idea of applying to the police for an Authorization to Transport (ATT) a firearm is absurd, confusing and wasteful to me, and to every gun enthusiast I’ve spoken with. When the subject comes up at the shooting range or the dinner table, we shake our heads and roll our eyes at the misguidedness of Canadian lawmakers.
ATTs Will Be Part of Gun Licenses on Sept. 2, Government Says
The Canadian government said it will cut some of the red tape to transport firearms next month, following the passage of Bill C-42 last June.