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Offences, inspections and policeQuestion 95 of 167

A person finds a firearm and believes that someone lost or abandoned it. What must the person do?

  1. Keep it at home until the owner comes and asks for it
  2. Sell it to a licensed gun business and give the money to the owner
  3. Give it to any friend who has a licence to keep it
  4. Deliver it, or report it, to a peace officer or firearms officer
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Correct answer: Deliver it, or report it, to a peace officer or firearms officer

The finder must deliver the firearm or report the find to a peace officer, a firearms officer or a chief firearms officer.

Source: Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46), Part III, s. 105(1)(b)

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026