Rook wrote:
Another bright gun site. I wonder if those would be okay in Canada?
Nope. Brightly coloured paint does not exclude something from being classified as a replica firearm here.
If it resembles a real firearm (as oppossed to a child's toy- made up gun), then it must be
noticably undersized, and/or with the receiver/frame made of clear plastic.
Although the law here allows for gun "collectors" to import replica firearms for display purposes- this is for existing collectors who have been doing it for years and years before the law came into effect. You can't just declare yourself a collector and start importing prohibited devices into the country.
The only other defence here is that the item is for use in the movie/entertainment industry. So if I were to attempt to import a replica, it would automatically be seized by customs and I would receive a letter stating what my options are (I've been through this by the way).
2 options are to either send it back to it's point of origin, or allow Customs Canada to dispose of it (it gets destroyed).
The third is to appeal the seizure- at which time you provide the necessary documentation supporting your defence of the item either being for a legitimate longterm collector or the movies. It goes before a high ranking offical at the Canadian Firearms Center of Canada... who will not allow any precedence to be set beyond what has already been established.
There are websites that sell airsoft in Canada- but they have most likely obtained the "movie use" documents ($$$$). As a result, a $200 dollar AEG is sold on average for $600 here.
Sucks.
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