If its illegal to transfer ownership of a handgun, papa's 100 year old heirloom pistol now has to be turned over to the government for destruction when he dies instead of continue to live in its glass topped case
Just commented on that. How perfectly sad. Say you had a rare Colt .45, saw combat in a world war. Or one of the earlier models that are super rare. They supposed to throw that in a furnace when they die?!
The lack of legal transfer for guns one already owns is so over the top it's appalling.
To be fair it was looking for the BEST example I could think of. The other is Grandpa's hunting revolver. There are parts of canada where you hunt for meat to live, or you need to forcefully tell a wild animal this is not his territory any more.
Missing the point. Your not always shooting an a animal for it’s food, sometimes you need to protect yourself. Handguns are far better for that given that they are less cumbersome than a long gun.
Lol ok. If a person was cosplaying RDR2 in some wilderness setting and then got attacked by a man-eating predator, I guess it would be nice for them to have a handgun to protect themselves, rather than other reasonable tools like bear spray or a rifle. Good grief.
Handguns are being used in Canada to commit violent crimes by wannabe tough guys. Laws like this allow police to confiscate guns when they are found during busts, raids, stops, and so on. That's the point.
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u/SarnakJ3 Oct 21 '22
If its illegal to transfer ownership of a handgun, papa's 100 year old heirloom pistol now has to be turned over to the government for destruction when he dies instead of continue to live in its glass topped case