Quote Originally Posted by Double0757 View Post
That would be great between licensed gun owners, however, the problem, as it is right now, I can sell me legally purchase gun to my neighbor across the street (not a licensed gun owner), and I'm not required to do a back ground check on him. That is a loophole criminals use to obtain guns. I believe this is easily closed by requiring the seller (responsible) to do the same background check as the stores do on you. Double O
We don't have a requirement to inspect another person's gun license or to run a background check - our gangbangers still prefer illegal imports from the US or China. We do it out of social conscience. With that being said, I didn't have to produce my PAL (Possession and Acquisition Licence) to buy my 2nd SKS - it was a straight cash for rifle exchange. I should note down the serial for insurance purposes To quiet the antis, the exchange happened at a members only range and I was shooting the breeze with 2 of the directors so he had a pretty good idea I was licensed to own a firearm. For handguns, SBR's and AR's, the transfer goes through the RCMP (our version of the FBI), so they do a licence validity check. I am against that because in some provinces the process can go for weeks, often over a month. I think it's a couple of weeks in Ontario (that's how long it took for my transfer to be approved while buying from a retailer), about 6 weeks in British Columbia and same or next day in Alberta.