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From: Wayne Chapeskie <waynec@csr.UVic.CA> Subject: Canadian gun ban list Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 17:48:37 -0700

Further to the recent post about some of the goings on in Canadian gun laws, here is the brochure from the Department of (In)Justice, courtesy of the local gun store, regarding the list of newly prohibited and restricted guns. I have reproduced it essentially in its entirety, hypocrisy and inconsistencies intact. It is a bit long; there is apparently a companion "Weapons Prohibited and Restricted by Order in Council Reference Manual", which I have not seen, which lists all of the "and variants" in great detail.

Idle readers may wish to determine which catalogues and "Gun Digest" style publications are the source of the lists; apparently they include some oddball guns that have probably never been seen in this country, as well as omitting others, for no discernible reason.

Some background: - An "Order in Council" is a law or regulation made by Cabinet and the federal government bureaucracy; it is not debated in Parliament. - a "restricted weapon" must be registered, can't normally be used for hunting, and requires permits to transport anywhere - we have in the past escaped the gun ban fever which has been popular with various US governments in the past few years. Until now, only full autos were prohibited weapons (since 1978; even they were grandfathered). Only handguns, short barrelled rifles, and FN-FAL's were restricted weapons.

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Weapons Prohibited and Restricted by Order in Council

The law authorizes the Governor General in Council to prohibit or restrict weapons, parts, components or accessories by Order in Council. Firearms which are reasonable for use in hunting or other sporting activities cannot be prohibited or restricted under this authority. Generally, this authority is used to control weapons and accessories which are seen to be a threat to public safety.

The Orders in Council, which will come into force on October 1, 1992, except as otherwise noted, deal with three classes of weapons.

1. Prohibited weapons (with "grandfather" clause) Coming into force July 27, 1992 Registration deadline October 1, 1992

Three assault pistols and one carbine become prohibited. Existing owners will be allowed to retain firearms they have on the date of the coming into force. These will be registered as "restricted weapons". Once existing owners die or dispose of the weapons, they revert to prohibited weapons status and must be deactivated or disposed of. ...

This Order applies to the semi-automatic versions of the following firearms:

- Sterling MK-6 carbine - Steyr AUG rifle - MAC and Ingram type pistols - Partisan Avenger auto pistol - UZI series

2. Prohibited weapons (without "grandfather" clause) Effective October 1, 1992

A list of "assault pistols", "combat shotguns", .50 calibre sniper rifles and other military-type firearms are classified as prohibited weapons. There can be no retention of these weapons after October 1, 1992; they must be disposed of, surrendered, or deactivated by that date. These Orders apply to the following firearms, accesories, components and types of ammunition:

Shotguns

- Franchi SPAS 12 ans LAW 12 - Striker 12 and Streetsweeper - USAS-12 Auto shotgun

Rifles and Carbines

- American 180 Auto Carbine and variants - Barrett "Light Fifty" Model 82A1, Model 90 Rifle and variants - Calico M-900, M-951, M-100 and M-105 and variants - FAMAS Rifle, MAS 223, FAMAS Export, FAMAS Civil and Mitchell MAS/22 and variants - Feather AT-9 Semi-Auto, Feather AT-22 Auto Carbines and variants - Federal XC-450 Auto Rifle, XC-900, XC-220 and variants - Gepard Long Range Sniper Rifle and variants - Heckler and Koch (HK) Model G11 and variants - Illinois Arms Co. Model 180 Auto Carbine - Iver Jonson AMAC Long Range Rifle and variants - McMillan M87, M87R, M88 and variants - Pauza Specialties P50 Rifle and P50 Carbine and variants - Research Armament Industries (RAI) Model 500 Rifle and variants - Spectre Auto Carbine and variants - US Arms PMAI "Assault" 22 Rifle and variants - Weaver Arms Nighthawk Carbine and variants

Assault Pistols

- Bushmaster Auto Pistol and variants - Calico M-110, M-950 and variants - Encom MK-IV, MP-9, MP-45 and variants - Federal XP-450, XP-900 Auto Pistols and variants - Goncz High-Tech Long Pistol and variants - Heckler and Koch (HK) SP89 Auto Pistol and variants - Intratec Tec-9 Auto Pistol, Tec-9M, Tec-9MS, Tec-22T, Tec-22TM and variants - Iver Johnson Enforcer Model 3000 Auto Pistol, Plainfield Super Enforcer Carbine and variants - Leader Mark 5 Auto Pistol and variants - Skorpion Auto Pistol and variants - Spectre Auto Pistol and variants - Sterling Mk 7, Mk7C4, Mk 7C8 Pistols and variants - Universal Enforcer Model 3000 Auto Carbine, Model 3010N, Model 3015G, Model 3020TRB, Model 3025 TCO and variants - US Arms PMAIP Assault 22 Pistol and variants

Ammunition

A list of cartridges and components are declared prohibited wepons. These are of a military or para-military nature and are not suited for sporting applications. They include "cop-killer" armour-piercing bullets, explosive and incendiary cartridges, and exotic shotgun cartridges known as "flechettes".

Accessories and Components

One accessory and one component are prohibited. The component is a "bull-pup" stock, used in modern assault rifles and shotguns to reduce length. The accessory is a type of trigger enhancement device designed to fire semi-automatic firearms at machine gun speeds. This is done by rapidly moving the trigger back and forth, as the gun reloads and fires.

3. Restriced Weapons Effective October 1, 1992

Several semi-automatic assault rifles and similar firearms are declared to be restricted weapons. This requires registration and precludes use for hunting, but allows owners to retain and transfer affected weapons. It allows continued use of these firearms in sporting applications (ie. target-shooting) and for gun collections. This Order applies to the following rifles and carbines:

- AK 47 Family and variants - Armalite AR-180 Sporter Carbine and variants - Beretta AR-70 and variants - Bushmaster Auto Rifle and variants - Cetme Sporter and variants - Colt AR-15 and variants - Commando Arms Carbine - Daewoo K1, K1A1, K2, Max 1, Max 2, Ar-100, AR 110C and variants - Demro Tac-1M, XF-7 Wasp Carbine and variants - Eagle "Apache" Carbine and variants - FN 308 Model 44 and variants - FNC-11, 22, 33 and variants - Galil and variants - Goncz High-Tech Carbine and variants - Heckler and Koch HK-91 and other models - J&R Eng M-68, PJK-M-LF, Wilkinson "Terry" Carbine and variants - Leader Mark 5 Auto Rifle and variants - SIG AMT, PE-57 - SIG SG-550/SG-551 - Springfield Armoury BM59 and variants - Springfield Armoury SAR48 and other models - Thompson Submachine gun and variants

Existing orders covering the High Standard Model 10, Series "A" or "B", FN-FAL, and any reproductions were merged into this new order.

Stun guns

On July 10, 1992, Prohibited Weapons Order No. 3, which declared the "Taser Public Defender" and similar devices to be prohibited weapons, was amended to ensure that "stun guns" fell within the scope of the Order.

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At this point, I have no idea how Canadian owners of newly restricted and prohibited weapons will respond. There are probably several hundred thousand of these newly restricted weapons in this country. Given that there are about a million restricted weapons already, if everyone registered the guns on this list, it would swamp the system.

Wayne Chapeskie waynec@csr.UVic.CA University of Victoria Victoria, B.C., Canada

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From: keith@scorpio.ic.cmc.ca (Keith de Solla) Newsgroups: rec.guns Subject: Canadian point system Organization: Canadian Microelectronics Corporation

As some people have requested it, here is the new point system to be used in Canada to determine the status of a firearm if it is not easily classified. In theory, if a weapon accumulates 50 points it may be analyzed to determine whether or not it should be restricted or prohibited. Other factors are also supposed to be considered such as availability & use in crime. Followup to t.p.g or better yet, to our Minister of Justice.

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Firearm Classification (Long Arms Only)

Firearm Action Type Points

Single Shot/Break open 2 or 3 shot 5 Bolt Action Repeater 5 Lever Action 5 Pump Action 10 Semi-Automatic 25 Selective for Full Automatic 100

Ammunition Type

Rimfire 10 Shotshell 15 Centre-Fire 15

Specific Characteristics

Overall Length less than 26" 100 Barrel Length less than 18" 40 Barrel Length 18" to 18.5" 20 Folding or Telescoping Stock 20 Bayonet Lug or Folding Bayonet 5 Flash Hider/Flash Suppressor 5 Carrying Handle 5 Full Rear Pistol Grip 20 Full Forward Pistol Grip 20

Magazine Capacity

Rimfire: 10 rounds 5 20 rounds 10 over 20 rounds 20

Shotshell/Centre-Fire: 5 rounds 10 10 rounds 25 over 10 rounds 35

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