Important Notice

  The following is an excerpt from an email sent out by the BCRA Secretary regarding the end of the long gun registry.

   With the end of the long gun registry on 6 April, we now do not have any valid Registration Certificates to prove ownership of firearms northbound through Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA has issued the following Customs Notice 12-013:

Customs Notice 12-013
Changes to the Import Requirements for Non-restricted Firearms
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn12-013-eng.html

Residents importing goods that were previously exported from Canada can ask the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) staff to document their firearms, on Form BSF407, Identification of Articles for Temporary Exportation, before leaving the country. The BSF407 can be used to identify the goods as having been previously exported from Canada to ensure they aren't subject to duties or taxes northbound. The information recorded on the BSF407 will include specific details about the goods, including make, model, serial number or other identifying information. Unquote.

The BSF407 is the exact duplicate of the old Y-38 Green Card used to identify goods including firearms before the long guns were registered.

"I went to the local Border Crossing yesterday with my target rifles, rifle scopes and spotting scopes. I left the rifles in the car but took the scopes into Customs. I also had my PAL, Firearms Registration Certificates and old Y-38 Green cards issued 12 years ago. The Y-38's are still acceptable by CBSA so I only had to list one new rifle and a new rifle scope on the new BSF407 Green Card. The Y-38 and the BSF407 are identical except for the form name at the bottom left of the card. Since I had the Firearms Registration Certificates with me, the customs officer did not have to go to my car to check the serial number of the new rifle I bought recently. Since I had the scopes with me in the office, they checked the serial numbers and issue a new BSF407."

You can make a separate trip to a border crossing or stop at the Canada Border Crossing prior to entering USA southbound and get the BSF407 completed for any article that you do not have on the old Y-38. I do suggest you have your rifles in the vehicle in case they want to check serial numbers. The PAL and Registration Certificates usually will suffice to get then listed on a BSF407.

You still need the ATF Form 6NIA to get firearms into the USA southbound.

   LMR Schedule - latest update

  The Lower Mainland Regional Schedule was updated April 22 2012. Please make sure you are consulting the correct update.

  First Results of the Year

  Results for the ISSF held at Mission and District Rod and Gun Club are now available online.

  Reminder

  Please respect the BCRA's copyright and ownership of all content on this site (unless otherwise noted).
  Results, entry forms, photos, etc are not to be copied and posted onto other websites without the express permission of the BCRA. Thank you.

  2012 Membership Forms

  Membership forms for 2012 are now available online. Remember to mail in both pages of the form along with your cheque. Please do not mail cash.

  Please DO NOT combine membership fees and event entry fees on the same cheque. Also, DO NOT combine event entry fees on one cheque. Each event must have its own cheque.

  NOTE: Life Members must submit a 2012 membership form with their signature and date on it.

  BCRA Information Officer

  Our Information Officer now has an email address. Submissions to the BC Marksman can now be emailed directly to the IO.

  NOTE: The BCRA Information Officer is the BC Marksman editor and does NOT reply to general inquiries regarding the BCRA. If you need any information regarding the BCRA please contact our Secretary.

 

   

General Vokes Range 600 mound - taken during TR and F-Class Championships July 29 - Aug 1 2011 photo courtesy A Banerjee

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