Did I miss something?

Just the other 50 threads about the long gun registry being repealed in Canada.........



 

I must have missed it as well.

Good for them.





Bill

As I understand it AR-15s will still be restricted in Canada.

Does this mean TT will be back?

sadly the AR15 is still registered, this just got rid of the registrations on shotguns/all other rifles (providing they are not to short)

the AR15 falls into the same class as handguns

this is not official yet, still has to pass senate... but that is just a formality really at this point

so my drinking milk out of a ziplock this afternoon was for naught.

Nope, fail. Sorry.

AR15's are restricted by name, however long guns (including the Swiss Arms rifles - AKA SIg550, robarms XCR, Bushmaster ACR any bolt guns shotguns with the legal barrel length) won't be.



Keep in mind, although it passed the house (as it was expected to) it still has to make its way through the Senate (which is also a guaranteed success) and then get Royal Ascent.

If we're luck it'll be March sometime before it's actually got Royal Ascent and is signed into law.

What's the minimum barrel length in canada? Same as us?

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So let me get this straight.  No ar's because they are evil "ar-15's" but scar and all others are just long guns? (as all rifles are anyway)

Where have you been......

We should all boil a gun to celebrate.

"When In Rome,"  





Bill

What does this mean exactly?

It's only a matter of time.

There will be blood on the streets snowmachine trails
 

Sorry  Long time no sleep.

It's 18.5" overall length for semi-automatic centrefire rifles and shotguns. Overall length 26 inches.

For pump action, bolt, lever (anything manual) and for any rimfire, barrel length is not regulated, only overall length which must be over 26 inches. If the length is under 26" or a semi-auto is shorter than 18.5" barrel length then it's classified as a restricted class firearm, basically you can only take it to shooting ranges and gun shops, (same as handguns) need special paperwork to transport it etc... big pain in the ass.




Think of it like the president signing a bill into law after it's gone through both your houses.

In theory, in Canada the "highest power" is the Governor General, whom is essentially the direct voice of the Queen in Canada. The very last step for ANY bill is for the Gov. Gen. to sign the bill which is called Royal Ascent (AKA the queen's ambassador giving it the OK).


Now in practice the Governor General is ONLY a figurehead, and only kept around for the sake of history. They will sign anything that gets onto his or her desk into law, again, it's just a historical thing which kind of ties us back to being a British colony and being part of the commonwealth.

In the case that the Governor General DID for some reason veto something, he/she would VERY quickly be replaced by the Prime Minister, and in doing so risk their cushy desk job and (more than likely) multi-million dollar salary.... SO it would never happen. Most often it takes a day or a matter of hours for the Gov. Gen. to go through a bill and sign it into law.

I figured as much, but wanted to have that clarified for the record by an actual Canadian. Hopefully you guys can keep the ball rolling and get more firearms off registration. Both Canada and America are better off when each respective country has a legislative/judicial victory like this.

Thanks, and we are constantly wishing you guys good luck with your election!

It's realistically a small victory, but it's the first time since World War II since ANY gun laws were relaxed in Canada. There are still a laundry list of potential targets to go after, but it's hard to say if any will ever come to fruition. One of the biggest is to try and de-restrict the AR15 so it'll only be restricted with barrel length, aka 20" ones you can go and hunt with. Also regular-capacity magazine limits, suppressors, and there are dozens of other rifles on the "prohibited" and "restricted" lists for basically no reason...


Some of those are easier targets to go after, so maybe after the next election and things have calmed down with the long gun registry, we can try and get rid of something else.