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Disposing of firearms

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	If you have firearms you no longer want, or can no longer legally own, you can dispose of them in any of the following ways:		If you have firearms you no longer want, or can no longer legally own, you can dispose of them in any of the following ways:

	S		* Sell or give them to a person or business licensed to acquire them, including a museum.
	* ~~ell~~ or give them to a person or business licensed to acquire them, including a museum.
	* Have them permanently deactivated in an approved way.		* Have them permanently deactivated in an approved way.
	* Export them to a country that allows them.		* Export them to a country that allows them.

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	Canada’s gun laws require gun owners to be licensed and certain guns to be registered. Learn how these laws work, and how to get a licence or register a firearm.		Canada’s '''gun laws''' require gun owners to be licensed and certain guns to be registered. Learn how these laws work, and how to get a licence or register a firearm.

	==Understand the legal framework==		==Understand the legal framework==
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	Canada’s gun laws require gun owners to be licensed and certain guns to be registered. Learn how these laws work, and how to get a licence or register a firearm.		Canada’s gun laws require gun owners to be licensed and certain guns to be registered. Learn how these laws work, and how to get a licence or register a firearm.

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	~~[updated August 2017]~~

	~~'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by Yuliana Wang, Barrister & Solicitor and Christa Delaney, Canadian Firearms Program.'''~~

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If you have a firearm without a licence

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	===If you have a firearm without a licence===		===If you have a firearm without a licence===
	Under the ''[Criminal Code]'', it is an offence to possess a firearm without a valid licence. It is also an offence to possess a prohibited or restricted firearm without a registration certificate for it.		Under the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec91_smooth Criminal Code]'', it is an offence to possess a firearm without a valid licence. It is also an offence to possess a prohibited or restricted firearm without a registration certificate for it.

	You risk penalties if police find you in possession of a firearm without a valid licence or registration certificate. To minimize that risk, if you have a firearm, you should apply for a licence and (if needed) register the firearm as quickly as possible.		You risk penalties if police find you in possession of a firearm without a valid licence or registration certificate. To minimize that risk, if you have a firearm, you should apply for a licence and (if needed) register the firearm as quickly as possible.

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You need a licence to have a firearm

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	===You need a licence to have a firearm===		===You need a licence to have a firearm===
	Canada’s main gun control law is the ''Firearms Act''. It applies to everyone who possesses, uses or acquires guns. It is administered by the [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm Canadian Firearms Program], which is run by the RCMP.		Canada’s main gun control law is the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vsx Firearms Act]''. It applies to everyone who possesses, uses or acquires guns. It is administered by the [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm Canadian Firearms Program], which is run by the RCMP.

	To have a firearm, you must have a '''licence'''. Your licence says what class of firearm you can have: non-restricted, restricted or prohibited.		To have a firearm, you must have a '''licence'''. Your licence says what class of firearm you can have: non-restricted, restricted or prohibited.

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More information

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	==More information==		==More information==
	Call the Canadian Firearms Program at 1.800.731.4000 or check its website for detailed information, including fact sheets on many topics. You can get licence and registration application forms from the website or by calling 1.800.731.4000. For more information, check the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/index.html Criminal Code]'' and the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-11.6/ Firearms Act]'' and their regulations.		Call the Canadian Firearms Program at 1.800.731.4000 or check its [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm website] for detailed information, including fact sheets on many topics. You can get licence and registration application forms from the website or by calling 1.800.731.4000. For more information, check the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/index.html Criminal Code]'' and the ''[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-11.6/ Firearms Act]'' and their regulations.

	==Summary==		==Summary==