Changing upper receiver and re-classification?

Substitute the word restricted for the word proof:


Then ask how a firearm that is restricted can have a barrel that is "more restricted" after all if a thing is restricted, it's restricted. There is no - "more restricted" it's just "restricted" and when it's restricted, it's restricted.
 
So basically, I bought a lower and a 16" complete upper. If the registration says anything besides 16" barrel I have 30 days to change that?

That whole "more restricted barrel" doesn't make sense to me... as does most Canadian firearm laws.
 
When you buy a lower it will be registered as "Lower Only". As soon as you put an upper on it you've created a full firearm and yes you have 30 days to register it. If it is already a full firearm and you switch uppers, as long as it is not for more than 30 days you don't need to call.
 
I have been curious about this myself. I have 3 lowers and 5 uppers. One is registered to the barrel and the other 2 are frame/receiver only. I store and transport my lowers separate from my uppers as the lowers travel in a pelican with my pistols. The only time I have the uppers on is at the range, should I register them to each of their barrels or just leave it? I think I'm in compliance when it come to the storage and transport. I shoot different uppers for different courses.
 
I don't get what is hard to grasp here. Let's try again.

1 - A "LOWER ONLY" HAS TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE UPPER WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BEING ASSEMBELED FOR THE FIRST TIME, PERIOD. Ie: as soon as an upper comes into contact with the lower it NEEDS to be registered within 30 days. Doesn't matter if you take it off really fast or only to see what it looks like. Are you gonna get caught? Probably not. Does the law make sense? Definitely not.

2 - A REGISTERED FULL AR15 CAN BE SWAPED UPPERS AT WILL AS LONG AS THE CHANGE IS FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS, PERIOD. Ie: you bought a brand new S&W m&p15 and want to try your buddy's 7.5" pistol upper for sh1ts and giggle. No problem. Has long as you don't plan to make it permanent you have 30 days to play with it. Are you gonna get caught if you leave it on longer? Probably not. Does the law make sense? Definitely not. See a recurring theme here? The law is dumb as #### but it is what it is.
 
OldFrankHog said:
2 - A REGISTERED FULL AR15 CAN BE SWAPED UPPERS AT WILL AS LONG AS THE CHANGE IS FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS, PERIOD. Ie: you bought a brand new S&W m&p15 and want to try your buddy's 7.5" pistol upper for sh1ts and giggle. No problem. Has long as you don't plan to make it permanent you have 30 days to play with it. Are you gonna get caught if you leave it on longer? Probably not. Does the law make sense? Definitely not. See a recurring theme here? The law is dumb as #### but it is what it is.
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What if you're no longer in possession of the original upper but your alternate uppers aren't ever on the lower for more than 30 days? Serious question, not being flip.
 
There is cause to believe that the Liberals would want to ban shorty guns, hence the call to register the shortest. They'd revoke the registration certificate of that declared gun, thereby denying you the chance to put on a longer barrel and ban a good swack of ARs as well. They're no incentive to declaring anything. Change the upper every few weeks.
 
Deckard said:
There is cause to believe that the Liberals would want to ban shorty guns, hence the call to register the shortest. They'd revoke the registration certificate of that declared gun, thereby denying you the chance to put on a longer barrel and ban a good swack of ARs as well. They're no incentive to declaring anything. Change the upper every few weeks.
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Yup. Receiver only is the way to go. That way if they ban the AR platform all you have to turn in is a stripped lower receiver.
 
Dave_G said:
Yup. Receiver only is the way to go. That way if they ban the AR platform all you have to turn in is a stripped lower receiver.
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So is it as easy as just calling the RCMP and telling them you sold the upper receiver and have it registered as a lower only?
 
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