Originally Posted by
FyreFighter
I don't know what convoluted logic the RCMP uses, but my understanding was that a restricted-by-name classification cannot be undone. This is different than say, a shotgun having its barrel cut down to less than 470mm/18.5" goes from Non-restricted to Restricted. Replace the barrel with a 26" barrel and it is magically non-restricted again.
I suppose the difference would be if it started out as an AR-15 lower which was then modified or if was made from an 80% lower and machined from there. Machined from an 80%, the lower was never an AR lower so the restriction by name wouldn't apply.
For those saying that it's not an AR-15 because it can't take an upper, I have a hard time wrapping my head around it that 'the gun' is no longer 'the gun' because it can't take what the RCMP views as an accessory. Logically, that's like saying you don't have an AR-15 because Surefires mount to AR's and this gun can't accept a Surefire. Maybe I am crazy.
Whatever, I hope I am wrong...
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