[Bcma-l] firearm acquisition by museums

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Subject: 	RE: [Bcma-l] firearm acquisition by museums
Date: 	Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:02:09 -0400
From: 	Jason Ginn <Jason.Ginn@warmuseum.ca>
To: 	<bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca>



Hello Mr. Boerger,

Your inquiry was forwarded to me here at the Canadian War Museum, 
hopefully I will be able to assist you with the acquisition of this object.

Does your museum have a firearms licence as issued by the Province? If 
so it will be relatively easy to acquire the shotgun, if not it will be 
much more difficult.

If you require a licence you will have to contact the Chief Firearms 
Officer’s Office to get the paperwork started. Your staff that have 
access to the firearms will also require individual licences in addition 
to the “Business Licence” that the museum will carry.

Probably the best thing to do at this time is determine the legal 
classification of the firearm. This can be done by calling the RCMP 
Canadian Firearms Registry in Ottawa. 1-800-731-4000 and dial extension 
1060. This extension will put you in contact with one of the Firearms 
Technicians who can identify the shotgun and let you know if it an 
“Antique” in Canada which exempts it from registration and licensing. If 
it is in fact 16 Gauge it will not be eligible for “Antique” but check 
with them anyways as it will have to be verified to register it. When 
you call make sure to have the gun with you. They will ask you a number 
of questions in regards to markings and features of the gun.

If you do have a licence and the firearm has to be registered use CAFC 
form 678 from their website and submit a registration application for 
the firearm in the museums name. You will require the Firearms Reference 
Number and verifier information from the technician you spoke with to 
complete this form.

If you are concerned about having an unregistered firearm, contact the 
local RCMP det. explain the situation and ask they could store the 
firearm for you. They are generally more than willing to store a 
historically significant firearm in their lockup for a museum until such 
time as the registration or licence can be resolved.

Form 678 can be accessed here: 
http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/online-en_ligne/form-assistance/indiv_forms/678_e.asp

If there is anything else that I can be of assistance with please do not 
hesitate to contact me.

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*Subject:* [Bcma-l] firearm acquisition by museums

Hello,

The Craig Heritage Park and Museum in Parksville has been offered a 
1880's single shot, 16-gauge shotgun which was used by one of our 
pioneers, Jim Criag, after whom the museum is named. For us this is an 
incredible artifact, but we do not know what is all involved in aquiring 
a firearm. The shotgun is unregistered and does not work. We have been 
directed by the RCMP to contact the Firearm Registry (www.ffc-cafc.gc.ca 
<http://www.ffc-cafc.gc.ca>) but they have not gotten back to us.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed with this 
acquisition. Are we going to get into a lot of trouble with this artifact?

Hans Boerger, Manager

Parksville and District Historical Society