Is it against the law to travel with an Air Soft Gun in my vehicle?
Air soft guns are often made as replias of existing firearms. In Canada, it is illegal for individuals to own replica firearms, unless they were purchased before 1998-12-01 or are replicas of antique guns. The following information was obtained from the Canada Firearms Centre website (http://www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca/default_e.asp) and describes how air guns are regulated. ———————————————————— 1. Air guns that are firearms for purposes of both the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code. ———————————————————— These are air guns with both a high muzzle velocity (greater than 152.4 meters or 500 feet per second) and a high muzzle energy (greater than 5.7 joules or 4.2 foot-pounds). These high-powered air guns are subject to the same licence and registration requirements as a conventional firearm. You are also required to store, transport, display and handle them safely in accordance with the regulations supporting the Fir