Here’s a good question, is a baseball bat considered equal force to a knife. Just have your gun in your belt just for intimidation. 😉

Sadly I'm too young for a gun. Also guns aren't allowed in Ontario. Only hunting rifles and shotguns. I'm not too sure that my parents would buy a gun. 🙁

If you do not know what your parents would do, then for sure your course is clear. You should start with a good discussion with your parents. They will offer you some incite that you may not have considered.

Consider looking to see if there is a local SCA club, the youth programs are wonderful, and you could learn archery, as well as heavy weapon fighting, typically at most of the clubs I know both in Alberta and ontario, the older fighters donate their first or second sets to the youth programs, at my own local club, they have lots of loaner gear..

As this is a historial group, it might go over better with your parents, while still allowing you to learn how to use a bow/arrow, staff and basic fighting styles with both light and heavy swords etc..

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Thomasfromtoronto have you spoken to your parents yet?

What you have to break up in sequence just as the Criminal Code of Canada does is first. What is a wepon? A weapon can be anything as simple as a paperclip as long as the intended target believes that his/her life is in danger from the said paperclip and the person weilding it. Secondly what is assault? An assault is the Perception that ones life may be in danger as to mame, hurt or dismember. If a person only thinks that he is under threat of an assault by you either by your stance or verbal threats, you can be charged with assault and or Uttering Death Threats. Remember a wepon is simply anything that someone percieves as a threat to themselves by you. If I break a paper starbucks cup in half and utter threats of of physical violence and the person percieves the threats to be true, you now have a paper cup as a wepon and Uttering Death threats. Its up to Crown council to prove that your paper cup is a weapon or infact was percieved at the time you uttered the threats to be a weopon. Obviously the Bench is going to look at the case and come to his or her own doubts or reason of belief to the effect, weather or not you felt it was not a weapon. PERCEPTION THEREOF is the words you have to remember. I hear alot of you guys talking the talk about guns and self defence but in Canada, you go walking down the street with a gun in your hand i can guarantee you will be arrested and chrged, either PREPPER or no PREPPER. Also the Bow and Arrow alas more tame to the eye. I guarantee you if I step up to your property line and you aim that thing without fireing it, You will be charged and arrested. PREPPER or no PREPPER, Same goes with Shotguns,knives,small rifles, billy clubs, poison darts (which by the way are illegal in Canada. Make sure your bolts are not stored with your Bow because guess what. Thats impropper security of a wepaon same witha crossbow. All these things mean nothing when you are the one percieved as a threat. Collapsing batons...guess what. Unless you actually have any form of certified baton training you are not even allowed to use it. Strike someone on the head with it and you will see the inside of a pre trial lock up. Some of you guys need to wake up.

Bows, crossbows and arrows are not classed as firearms under the Criminal Code of Canada and therefore there are no laws related to storage. It would be best practice to keep them stored safely though since anyone who came across them and used them incorrectly and sustained injury could sue you and you may be open to a negligence charge. (common sense) They ARE classified as firearms under Provincial Hunting Regulations and therefore subject to the same rules and regulations such as when they need to be encased etc. I do agree that there is an excessive amount of focus on weapons and their use. They are I think seen as "sexy" and everyone likes the idea of a little Rambo in their life...LOL. A weapon is a tool... period. Learn to use it... just as you would learn to use a hammer, a stove, a canner or the items in your first aid kit. Stuff is just that...stuff... and unless you take the time to use it and gain proficiency, it is just more dead weight. Learn HOW to use your tools and WHEN to use your tools. Choosing the right tool for the job as well as the application of that tool is what you need to learn. THAT is what will keep you alive.

Crossbows of a certain pull weight are now PAL Just a Bear. The storeage of bolts and wepon are treated exactly as a firearm. Both need to be secured and the bolts seperated and locked from the crossbow.

Could you point me to a link regarding the inclusion of bows under PAL requirement please? Thanks

Taken from the RCMP website.... " Q5. Do the licensing and registration requirements apply to bows?

A5. Crossbows that can be aimed and fired with one hand and crossbows with an overall length of 500 mm or less are prohibited. You cannot lawfully possess or acquire a prohibited crossbow.

You do not need a valid licence or registration certificate to possess any other type of bow, including a crossbow that is longer than 500 mm and that requires the use of both hands. Criminal Code provisions making it an offence to acquire a crossbow without a valid licence were never brought into force.

If you plan to use a bow to hunt, please check provincial hunting regulations for information on hunting licence requirements and restrictions that may apply to the use of bows. For example, some provinces do not allow crossbows for hunting."

Hi Thomasfromtoronto:
I don't think that 16 is too young to own a bow and arrow or crossbow and bolt, especially if you are a registered member of an archery club.
I may be wrong but it would be worth checking out to make sure, Being good with a bow and arrow or crossbow would be a great skill to have if and when the SHTF.
Best fo luck.

Littlebrownjug if you go walking down the street with a Non restricted gun, as long as you have it properly secured (trigger lock) there is no law against it. I'm sure you will get harassed by the police but they can not charge you. (unless you go around pointing it at people). Also you can store your firearms with your ammo as long as it is in a cabinet or safe designed for firearms, don't even need a trigger lock.

Make sure the gun safe is bolted down though.

If you are a member of an archery club you are allowed to own a bow or a crossbow along with the accompanying arrows or bolts.
If someone is breaking into your house and your life is threatened and in the act of defending your domicile and of course your life you could defend yourself with a bow and arrow or crossbow and bolt. I do believe that no matter what, especially if lethal force was used, you would still end up charged by the police and in court, thereby having to pay for a lawyer to defend your right to defend your life.
But in a life and death situation I would rather be alive and have to defend myself than to be dead and not be able to.

I believe that I may be too young to buy myself any archery material. After all I'm only 16.

Actaully in Canada a bow and arrow is not restricted to only archery club members. Anyone can purchase these and have them openly in your home. Some city, town and municiple bylaws keep you from using said items within there boundaries but are perfectly legal to own without a permit.