From: booth@mdd.comm.mot.com (Greg Booth)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns
Subject: Guns BANNED/RESTRICTED in Canada
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:20:12 GMT
Organization: Motorola - Mobile Data Division; Richmond, BC

For the full info contact your Member of Parliament or call
(613) 957-4222  (federal communications department) and
request the "complete" handout. They will be mailed to you in Canada 
(or apparently to your USPS address) at no cost to yourself.

Current owners of the banned firearms are urged
to contact the National Firearms Association for further info.
Edmonton Phone: (403) 439-1394  o Edmonton FAX: (403) 439-4091
Calgary Phone: (403) 640-1110   o Calgary FAX: (403) 640-1144


The following was copied from the handout I received. Any
spelling mistakes are mine.

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WEAPONS PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL

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 these weapons, they revert
to prohibited status and must be deactivated or disposed
of. This order will come into force on July 27, 1992.
Those persons in lawful possession on that date can register
their firearm provided an application is filed prior to
October 1, 1992.

This Order applies to the semi-automatic versions of the
following firearms:
o Sterling MK-6 carbine
o Steyr AUG rifle
o MAC and Ingram type pistols
o Partisan Avenger Auto pistol
o 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 deactiviated by that date.


These Orders apply to the following firearms, accessories, components
and types of ammunition:

Shotguns

o Franchi SPAS 12 and LAW 12
o Striker 12 and Streetsweeper
o USAS-12 Auto Shotgun


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


Assault Pistols

o Bushmaster Auto Pistol and variants
o Calico M-110, M-950 and variants
o Encom MK-IV, MP-9, MP-45 and variants
o Federal XP-450, XP-900 Auto Pistols and variants
o Goncz High-Tech Long Pistol and variants
o Heckler and Koch (HK) SP89 Auto Pistol and variants
o Intratec Tec-9 Auto Pistol, Tec-9m, Tec-9MS, Tec-22T,
Tec-22TM and variants
o Iver Johnson Enforcer Model 3000 Auto Pistol, Plainfield 
Super Enforcer Carbine and variants
o Leader Mark 5 Auto Pistol and variants
o Skorpion Auto Pistol and variants
o Spectre Auto Pistol and variants
o Sterling Mk 7, Mk 7C4, Mk7C8 Pistols and variants
o Universal Enforcer Model 3000 Auto Carbine, Model 3010N,
Model 3015G, Model 3020TRB, Model 3025 TCO and variants
o US Arms PMAIP Assault 22 Pistol and Variants.

SSS-1 Stinger
(prohibition order extended to other calibres)

Ammunition

A list of cartridges and components are declared prohibited
weapons.
These are of a military or para-military nature, and 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.
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3) Restricted Weapons
  Effective October 1, 1992

Several semi-automatic assault rifles and similiar 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.

o AK 47 Family and variants
o Armalite AR-180 Sporter Carbine and variants
o Beretta AR-70 and variants
o Bushmaster Auto Rifle and variants
o Cetme Sporter and variants
o Colt AR-15 and variants
o Commando Arms Carbine
o Daewoo K1, K1A1, K2, Max 1, Max 2, AR-100, AR 110C and variants
o Demro Tac-1M, XF-7 Wasp Carbine and variants
o Eagle "Apache" Carbine and variants
o FN308 Model 44 and variants
o FNC-11, 22, 33 and variants
o Galil and variants 
o Goncz High-Tech Carbine and variants
o Heckler and Koch HK-91 and other models
o J&R Eng M-68, PJK-M-LF, Wilkinson "Terry" Carbine and variants
o Leader Mark 5 Auto Rifle and variants
o SIG AMT, PE-57
o SIG SG-550/SG-551
o Springfield Armoury BM59 and variants
o Springfield Armoury SAR48 and other models
o Thompson Submachine gun and variants.


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