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Owner responsibility practice questions for Canada

By Hunters Guide. Last reviewed September 18, 2026.

These 3 owner responsibility questions are drawn from the CFSC Practice Test. They are original practice items written from published Canadian Firearms Safety Course curriculum topics, with an explanation on every answer.

Owner responsibility questions

  1. 1Is safe storage of a firearm a legal requirement or a recommendation?

    1. A recommendation from the manufacturer
    2. A legal obligation of the owner and user
    3. Required only for restricted firearms
    4. Required only when children live in the home
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    A legal obligation of the owner and user

    Storage requirements are law, not guidance, and they apply whether or not anyone else lives in the home.

  2. 2What must you do if a firearm is lost or stolen?

    1. Nothing, if it was insured
    2. Report it to police as soon as possible
    3. Wait 30 days in case it is found
    4. Tell the retailer you bought it from
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    Report it to police as soon as possible

    Reporting promptly is both a legal duty and the only thing that gives police a chance of recovering it before it is used.

  3. 3Who is responsible for a firearm you have lent to someone else?

    1. Entirely the borrower
    2. You remain responsible for lending it appropriately, and the borrower must be licensed
    3. Nobody, once it leaves your hands
    4. The retailer
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    You remain responsible for lending it appropriately, and the borrower must be licensed

    Lending to an unlicensed person is an offence by you. Your responsibility does not end at the doorstep.

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