At Canadian Tire Yellowknife, the citySA国际影视传媒檚 sole supplier of both firearms and ammunition, the shelves are stocked and locked with product SA国际影视传媒� but nothing can be sold.
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Signs affixed to Canadian Tire Yellowknife's firearms and ammunition rack inform customers they won't be able to purchase guns or ammo at the Old Airport Road location - for the time being.
March 1, 2018.
The standstill, according to the store's office manager SA国际影视传媒� who asked not to be named SA国际影视传媒� at the Old Airport Road location, is the result of a recent change in ownership.
A new owner, who didn't hold a firearms licence, recently took over the retail store, meaning that before the store can legally sell firearms and ammunition, they are required to obtain a firearms and ammunition licence.
The officer manager told Yellowknifer all the paperwork has been filed and the owner is simply waiting to receive the licence.
Yellowknifer asked to speak to the new owner Tuesday but the office manager said he didn't want to comment. She refused to provide his name.
In Canada, the licensing of firearms is overseen by the SA国际影视传媒檚 Canadian Firearms Program.
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Until the new owner receives the proper licensing, gun owners, hunters and those running low on ammunition, will be out of luck at the Yellowknife retail location.
ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 been the case for around two weeks, an employee told Yellowknifer last week.
A store employee said he couldnSA国际影视传媒檛 put a firm timeline on when customers will be able to buy firearms and ammunition from the Canadian Tire, but another clerk said Monday, SA国际影视传媒渕aybe next week.SA国际影视传媒�
With the temporary shuttering of Canadian TireSA国际影视传媒檚 gun and ammunition section, the only other locations in the city to purchase ammunition are Walmart and Weaver and Devore. Canadian Tire Yellowknife is the only retail location that sells both ammunition and firearms.
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SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 the only go-to spot virtually in NWT. People are coming from communities to buy ammunition,SA国际影视传媒� he said.
The lack of access to guns and ammunition doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 present a huge problem for hunters, said Taylor, as most hunting occurs in the fall and winter.
But the backlog could present issues if it isnSA国际影视传媒檛 remedied in the coming months, he said.
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He said he hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 heard any complaints about the current lack of accessibility to guns and ammunition in the city, but added a lot of gun owners he knows SA国际影视传媒渒eep a good stock of ammo.SA国际影视传媒�
Taylor said the process of new Canadian Tire ownership acquiring a firearms and ammunition licence could be easy, but itSA国际影视传媒檚 not.
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