Bill C-462
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SUMMARY |
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The purpose of this enactment is to exempt ordinary long guns,
meaning firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted, from
registration.
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The Criminal Code is amended to remove the provision that makes
it an offence to possess a long gun that is not registered.
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The Firearms Act is amended to remove the requirement to register
long guns.
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In addition there are a number of consequential amendments to both
Acts removing references to registration with respect to long guns.
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This enactment does not affect the law respecting prohibited
weapons or restricted weapons
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