Allow licensed firearm transfers
Petitioners ask the Government to allow eligible holders of a Possession and Acquisition Licence to legally acquire, transfer, bequeath and preserve historically significant or inoperable firearms, and permit licensed sport shooters to replace unusable firearms.
Why we would sign this petition
- Allows families to keep irreplaceable heirloom and historically significant firearms by permitting legal transfer and preservation.
- Enables licensed owners and sport shooters to repair or replace inoperable firearms, supporting safe, regulated sporting activity.
- Concentrates regulatory effort on illegal trafficking and allows resources to target organized crime and mental-health prevention.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Legalized transfers between individuals might create loopholes that could be exploited to divert firearms to prohibited or criminal users.
- Verifying eligibility, tracking transfers and preserving heritage items could add significant administrative and enforcement complexity and cost.
- Expanding exceptions may weaken broader public-safety measures; narrower alternatives like museum custody or stricter controls might better balance risks.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons The citizens in question obtained their licences after thorough vetting as required by law and they remain subject to ongoing eligibility monitoring; The Government of Canada already recognizes their eligibility to possess these legally acquired firearms; Current restrictions prevent the legal transfer of firearms between individuals holding the required licences; Thousands of Canadian families wish to retain firearms passed down by their parents or grandparents, many of which constitute an irreplaceable family, historical or commemorative legacy; Some legally owned firearms bear witness to significant events in Canadian military history and are precious mementoes inherited from veterans; Sport shooting is a legal activity practised in a safe and regulated environment; Legally authorized firearm owners, including sport shooters, are unable to repair certain inoperable firearms due to a lack of available parts, or to legally replace them; and Preventing violence involves, among other things, combatting illegal firearms trafficking and organized crime and supporting mental health services. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to allow eligible holders of a firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence to legally acquire, transfer and bequeath firearms to other individuals holding the required licences, to preserve firearms of historical or heritage interest where there is no eligible heir, and to allow participants in recognized sport shooting disciplines to replace firearms that have become inoperable or beyond repair.
Government response
No government response is available yet.