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Bill C-462

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SUMMARY

The purpose of this enactment is to exempt ordinary long guns, meaning firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted, from registration.

The Criminal Code is amended to remove the provision that makes it an offence to possess a long gun that is not registered.

The Firearms Act is amended to remove the requirement to register long guns.

In addition there are a number of consequential amendments to both Acts removing references to registration with respect to long guns.

This enactment does not affect the law respecting prohibited weapons or restricted weapons