Originally Posted by
Sargeant Slaughter
Hanguns are required to have a barrel length of 16" or less AND a pistol grip legally "by combining a barrel from a licensed firearms manufacture that is less than 406mm (16.0") in length and a receiver/frame fitted with a pistol grip only, this firearm may be deemed a "handgun" and therefore "RESTRICTED" under the definition of "restricted firearm" in Part III/Firearms and Other Weapons of Section 84 (1) (a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.
- "handgun" means a firearm that is designed, altered or intended to be aimed and fired by the action of one hand, whether or not it has been redesigned or subsequently altered to be aimed and fired by the action of both hands. " A quote from the RCMP to me . Provincial Hunting Regulations are entirely a separate subject and defining a "handgun" doesn't fall under their jurisdiction .