Law & Policy
Examining gun law in Canada including magazine capacity, registration, reclassifications, and proposed legislation.
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Hands-On With ATRS Modern Hunter: Non-Restricted!
The Modern Hunter is a new creation from Alberta Tactical Rifle. While externally it may resemble an AR10, this is actually a non-restricted firearm. You can see my hands on with it below… This rifle…
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M2HB Reclassified by RCMP: Developing Story
Update: It seems that the firearms from Canada Arsenals Limited are stamped as such. If anyone has a firearm stamped with CAL or Canada Arsenals Limited on any component of their M2HB: I…
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When a Handgun Isn’t a Handgun: The Vz58 Pistol RCMP Report
In October 2013, with the help of Zahal.org, I imported a CSA Vz58 pistol and sought to register it with the RCMP. After emails, phone-calls, and picture taking, the RCMP seemed totally befuddled as to…
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Swiss Arms Classic Green: Full RCMP Report
Now that a basic amnesty is in place and a new Common Sense Firearms Act is in its infancy, the RCMP have responded to a Freedom of Information Request by reddit user Adipose…
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RCMP Briefing to the Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney
The RCMP’s briefing to the Public Safety Minister regarding the Swiss Arms reclassification has been retrieved and published by the CBC. There is a particularly interesting segment of “strategic considerations.” I would encourage all Canadian…
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Swiss Arms and Cz858 Amnesty Detailed
As part of the ongoing reclassification reaction, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney had mentioned a 5 year amnesty during question period. He promised that no charges would be laid against law abiding gun…
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Cz858 Prohibited by RCMP
The latest updates seem to indicate that as of 3 pm March 2nd 2014 some specific variants of the Cz858 have been reclassified from the RCMP from Non-restricted and Restricted statuses to Prohibited.…
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Swiss Arms Rifles Reclassified to Prohibited Status
You may recall last June I posted a number of RCMP emails regarding the confusion surrounding the Swiss Arms. You can read the original emails here. There as been an update this week, which…
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Swiss Arms in Canada: The Full Story
Update #2: With the amnesty now in force, the full RCMP report has been made available to the public. A freedom of information request was fulfilled on August 5th 2014. All 200+ pages can be…
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The Importance of .50 Beowulf Magazines
This is important to anyone facing a magazine ban in the foreseeable future. This is about how Canadian AR15 owners have tripled their magazine capacity under a ban. Canada has had a limit…
