Originally Posted by
Corps
I don't think the issue is that it's too scary; after all, the RCMP did classify the NSR as NR. The issue is that not enough people see the appeal of a firearm way too similar to one we have now. Why pay a few hundred dollars more for a rifle, when you can just get the lower cost one and put a cheap bi-pod on it? Sure, the barrel is different, but compared to say, an AK and an RPK, there's just less appeal.
You have to think business as well. Bringing in new firearms in Canada costs money. Does a company want to put in the required time and effort to bring in these rifles? To them, is it worth it?
I'm all for getting new stuff, but there's just more at stake here than we may realize.