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British Columbia's chief
provincial firearms ‘officer,
Lorne Newson, has issued a-
warning to ‘hunters and
others. who plan to acquire a

_ must first apply for a
firearms acquisition cer-
tificate, under amendments
made this year to the
Canadian Criminal Code. .

‘The certificate i is required
by law for any person who.

comes into possession of a~
“new or used gun as of

January this year, whether it
be bought, bartered, or
otherwise acquired.

_ Newson is concemed that
hunters, either first-timers
who plan to buy a gun this

_ year, or seasoned hunters

who simply want to acquire
another gun, will cause such
a rush for certificates as the
hunting season draws near
that local police stations,
who issue the certificates,
won't be able to handle them

all in time.

The certificates, which
cost $10, must be applied
for, in person, at any police
Station. Only those people
who have a record of
criminal violence or serious
emotional disorder will not
be issued a certificate, but
Newson. warns that it takes
about a week to process an

“application, so hunters

should apply for theirs early
if they plan to acquire any
extra firearms for this year’s
hunting season.

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He also points out that it is
a criminal offense for any
person to sell, barter, give,
lend, transfer or otherwise
deliver a firearm to someone
who doesn’t have a firearm’s
acquisition certificate, and
that the vendor or donor is
under an obligation to assure
himself that the person
receiving the firearm does in
fact have a_ certificate.

Failure to comply with this

law i$ an indictable offense,
punishable by up. ta: “pre
‘ years in prison.

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_Newson says the  cer-

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anywhere in‘Canada, is valid

for five years, and allows for
any number of firearms to be
acquired under the’ same
certificate.

“So far this year,” says
Newson, “only 9,000 cer-
tificates have been issued,
which is less than 20 per cent
of the 50,000 to 75,000
certificates expected to be
issued before the year end.”
Therefore, he is expecting a
substantial rush for cer-
tificates as the hunting
scason draws near.

“Do yourself a favour,”
Newson tells hunters. “If
you're planning on acquiring
a gun for the 1979 hunting
season, get your application
in to your local police station

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now, so they will have time _
to process it and. issue your
certificate in plenty of time
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