It's a bolt action upper.
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How does that make the lower receiver used non-restricted, though?
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Still.
I understand that the action, in this case, is in the upper receiver, but the lower receiver, with another upper, would be restricted.
This #### doesn't make sense.
Easy way to fix this: De-restrict the AR-15!
Ignorance would have to mean that you knew the firearm was registered wrong and you ignored the fact and knew it was a mistake on the government behalf.
What would you loose if you had no idea you were in the wrong?
Why would you have to defend yourself against what you believed was right and you were properly following the rules for that type of registered firearm?
Your whole idea of being punished for the governments oversight hinges on the person knowing it was..... This happens all the time in other areas of government and people take full advantage of the situation untiil it is rectified without any sort of persecution by the government, why would it be any different with firearms, especially if you had no idea it was an oversight?.
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- Sudbury, On
This is likely what would realistically happen.
Unless, of course, you have sitting out in the open on the gun rack in the back of your pick-up. Then I'd guesstimate you'd be SOL.
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- Mississauga
I would love one, I think RDA is HOT in Stargate!
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- Scarborough, ON
Sometimes it does. The SCC has recognized a mistake of fact as a legitimate exculpatory defence.
The legal question would be whether a registration certificate is sufficient basis for a reasonable belief that the firearm is non-restricted. That is, given a reg cert that says a firearm is non-restricted, would a reasonable person believe it to be so? I say yes, since it is issued by a designated authority (the Registrar of Firearms).
One assumes that in minor issues, the crown would see this and not press charges.
Taking an AR into the woods would almost certainly not be seen as minor, as result in charges. How much would it cost to mount a successful defence? 20K? 30?
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- Scarborough, ON
More money than most of us have. I would rather err on the side of caution and have it re-registered as restricted.
Either way, win or lose you can sue the CFO to cover costs for liability (Errors and Omissions).
