Original sentence: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were of the opinion that these rifles could easily be converted back to full-auto, and changed their status from non-restricted to prohibited, making them very difficult to obtain, and potentially criminalizing current owners
Edited sentence: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were of the opinion that these rifles could easily be converted back to full-auto, and thus arbitrarily changed their status from non-restricted to prohibited, making them very difficult to obtain, and potentially criminalizing current owners