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So...you can get a "religious exemption" for a firearms permit/ID in Canada, that exempts you from having your uncovered photo on said ID. Then you can buy a Canada legal gun without evening ever showing your face. :shock: You cant even do that here, WTH????
Slingshot Bob:
Yes it is real but has very little to do with Muslims.
Firearms Licences Regulations
The SOR code at the end of section 14.2 means that the law was last amended in 2004 by the Liberal Government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. But the exemption is much older than that and was probably originally adopted as an accommodation for certain Christian and First Nations communities who had firearms before Canada started licensing them but who objected to photos. They were sort of "grandfathered in" and now the exemption can apply to other religious minorities as Canada's demographics change.
It really isn't that big of a deal. When you buy a firearm or ammunition you show your Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) card and the clerk inputs your PAL#, your date of birth and the address on the PAL card. Then the items purchased are shipped to that address. The clerk may request corroborating ID if they think something is not right such as drivers licenses or Medicare cards to match the date of birth and the address to those on the PAL card. If you order firearms or ammunition online, you enter the same information and the vendor ships it to the address listed on the PAL card which is logged electronically and can be accessed by inputting the PAL# given by the purchaser. The photo on the card never comes into the online ordering process. If a vendor suspects something is wrong while you are either buying in person or online then the purchase is digitally flagged and delivery or pick-up is delayed until all concerns are addressed.
Cheers.
Evilroddy.
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