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This enactment establishes a licensing system for persons wishing to
possess firearms. Persons who meet specified criteria may be licensed
to possess firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted (e.g. most
hunting guns) or restricted firearms (e.g. handguns with a barrel length
over 105 mm). A licence to possess prohibited firearms (e.g. automatic
firearms, assault rifles, etc.) may be issued to an individual only if the
individual possessed a firearm of that kind before it was declared
prohibited. Businesses that supply firearms to the military or to the
police, as well as movie armourers and museums, may also be licensed
to possess prohibited firearms.
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In addition to licensing persons, the enactment also establishes a
system for the registration of all firearms.
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Controls in the enactment include a check to confirm the absence of
public safety concerns before the transfer of a firearm. The enactment
also contains controls on the import and export of firearms and on the
transport of restricted and prohibited firearms.
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Weapons and other things that are not firearms, but pose safety
concerns serious enough to warrant restrictions (e.g. silencers, certain
knives), will also be subject to controls.
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The enactment also revises Part III of the Criminal Code and creates
a variety of offences relating to the unauthorized possession, transfer,
import and export of firearms and to the use of firearms in the
commission of offences. A scheme for prohibiting, as a result of
criminal conduct, a person from future possession of firearms is also
included.
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