The Firearms Act divides firearms generally into three categories: non-restricted, restricted and prohibited. In addition, antique firearms could be said to comprise a unique category of firearm.
Each class of firearms is governed by different rules regarding storage, transportation, acquisition and lawful use.
1) Prohibited firearms
Firearms can be prohibited for a wide range of reasons, ranging from barrel length and action type to appearance and model name.
The following are examples of prohibited firearms:
Also, many firearms have been classified as prohibited by executive “Order-in-Council”, for reasons other than barrel length or function. Many “scary-looking” military-style rifles were prohibited on this basis, such as the AK-47 and the FN FAL.
In general, owners of prohibited class firearms were grandfathered into the new regime, meaning that they could keep their firearms but could not transfer them to non-grandfathered individuals. In addition, no new prohibited firearms can be imported into the country.
2) Restricted firearms
There are several different categories of restricted firearms. They include:
3) Non-restricted firearms
The non-restricted class of firearms comprises all other rifles and shotguns that do not fall into the above categories.
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