Shipment by Post of Certain Prohibited Firearms and Prohibited Devices by Certain Businesses Regulations

Marginal note:Shipment of specified firearms

2 Despite section 15 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations, a business that is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(a) or (b) of the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2020) may ship, during the period set out in subsection 2(3) of that Order, a specified firearm to a person located in Canada by posting it if

• (a) the business has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada regarding the destruction of the specified firearm;

• (b) the addressee is a person referred to in paragraph 2(1)(g) of that Order;

• (c) the specified firearm is posted using the most secure means of transmission by post that includes the requirement to obtain a signature on delivery; and

• (d) the specified firearm is

  • (i) unloaded,

  • (ii) rendered inoperable by means of a secure locking device, and

  • (iii) packaged in a container that

    • (A) is made of an opaque material and is of such strength, construction and nature that it cannot readily be broken open or into or accidentally opened during transportation,

    • (B) does not contain any ammunition or prohibited ammunition, and

    • (C) does not have any markings on its exterior that could indicate that it contains a weapon, a prohibited device or ammunition.