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.
-------- end of government list ----------
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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