Thread: Gunsmith - triggering event or not?

Originally Posted by John Duxbury

Just receiving your rifle from a gunsmith (or anyone else) is an activating event, according the FSA, whether or not the gunsmith had it for 30 days or a lesser time. However, in practice it is an event they cannot trace.

(When they say the rifle has to be transferred to the Gunsmith's dealer license after 30 days (or anybody you may have lent your rifle to) they are talking in the context of both parties being registered already.)

You are mistaken, there is an allowance in the arms act for temporary transfer. As long as we hand your firearm back with 30 days, you are not required to register it.

95 Obligation to provide information to registry
(1)
This section applies to the following persons:
(a)
every holder of a firearms licence:
(b)
every holder of a dealer’s licence:
(c)
every other person who is or intends to be in possession of a firearm or other item regulated by or under this Act.
(2)
This section also applies to the following events in relation to any firearm or other item regulated by or under this Act:
(a)
its sale or supply, excluding a temporary transfer:
(b)
its purchase or receipt, excluding a temporary transfer:
(c)
its importation:
(d)
its exportation:
(e)
its manufacture:
(f)
its theft, loss, or destruction:
(g)
any other event specified for the purpose of this section in regulations made under section 74.
(3)
Every person to whom this section applies, and every person who has responsibilty in relation to any event to which this section applies, must provide the relevant details to the Police in accordance with the time and any other requirements prescribed by regulations made under section 74.
(4)
In this section, temporary transfer means a transfer of possession of the firearm (not being a pistol, restricted weapon, prohibited magazine, or prohibited firearm) or other item for less than 30 days.

Originally Posted by DPT

You are mistaken, there is an allowance in the arms act for temporary transfer. As long as we hand your firearm back with 30 days, you are not required to register it.

95 Obligation to provide information to registry
(1)
This section applies to the following persons:
(a)
every holder of a firearms licence:
(b)
every holder of a dealer’s licence:
(c)
every other person who is or intends to be in possession of a firearm or other item regulated by or under this Act.
(2)
This section also applies to the following events in relation to any firearm or other item regulated by or under this Act:
(a)
its sale or supply, excluding a temporary transfer:
(b)
its purchase or receipt, excluding a temporary transfer:
(c)
its importation:
(d)
its exportation:
(e)
its manufacture:
(f)
its theft, loss, or destruction:
(g)
any other event specified for the purpose of this section in regulations made under section 74.
(3)
Every person to whom this section applies, and every person who has responsibilty in relation to any event to which this section applies, must provide the relevant details to the Police in accordance with the time and any other requirements prescribed by regulations made under section 74.
(4)
In this section, temporary transfer means a transfer of possession of the firearm (not being a pistol, restricted weapon, prohibited magazine, or prohibited firearm) or other item for less than 30 days.

‘Other item’ in last line, what is defined as other item?

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

‘Other item’ in last line, what is defined as other item?

I suspect any item that is required to be in the register and is not already integrated into a firearm. For instance an action.

Originally Posted by DPT

I suspect any item that is required to be in the register and is not already integrated into a firearm. For instance an action.

So sights, slings, magazines and stocks etc don’t count?

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

So sights, slings, magazines and stocks etc don’t count?

Correct. With the exception of prohibited magazines.

Originally Posted by DPT

Correct. With the exception of prohibited magazines.
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Thanks for that DPT, appreciated.

Except to ship it back you need a mail order for.and then your receiving a firearm and that is then a registration even. Or so I was just told.
They have so many definitions I can't keep up