I can't wait for this to come out!

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A9
3 June 2005






Mr. Garry Breitkreuz, M.P.
Room 452-D
Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa



Dear Mr. Breitkreuz:

Further to my letter of 20 May 2005, this is in response to follow-up inquiries from Dennis Young of your office on 24 and 27 May 2005, regarding the prohibition of the bull pup stock in relation to the Walther G22 rifle.

The first follow-up inquiry was whether the bull-pup stock is only prohibited when it is on the firearm and just a piece of wood when it is removed, or whether it is a prohibited item on or off the rifle. In its earlier information, the Canada Firearms Centre advised that the bull-pup stock itself is a prohibited device. This would mean that it is prohibited whether it is connected or not connected to the rifle. Under the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted, the specific prohibited device may be a rifle, shotgun or carbine stock of the type known as the bull-pup design. In this particular matter, the Canada Firearms Centre has indicated not that a specific rifle or shotgun is prohibited, but rather that the specific stock is prohibited. Although an object may be harmless by itself, its prohibition may be intended to prevent the possibility of it being used in a manner considered to be unsafe.

Secondly, as requested, I attach a copy of Prohibited Weapons Order No. 9 and the accompanying Explanatory Note, as excerpted from Part II of the Canada Gazette when the bull-pup stock was prohibited in 1992. To explain the prohibition, the Note states that
“the bull-pup design increases the concealability of rifles and carbines thereby increasing the risk these weapons pose for society” and that “such devices are not commonly required for any legitimate hunting or sporting purpose in Canada.” I also attach copies (in two different formats) of the excerpt of Part II of the Canada Gazette that published the re-enacted prohibition of the bull-up stock in 1998. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement states that the bull-pup stock is prohibited because it “allows rifles and shotguns to be reduced significantly in length”
(p. 21 of the printed HTML version and p. 2719 of the printed PDF version).

Should you require further information on this or any other subject, please do not hesitate to contact the Parliamentary Information and Research Service.




Yours sincerely,







Wade Raaflaub
Law and Government Division
Parliamentary Information
and Research Service



WR/fg

Encl.
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/news/newinfo2005.htm

What's this all about then? Did something change in the last while? Inquiring minds want to know?

Walther G22 Firearms

Version 3.3 of the FRT indicates that the Walther G22 is a non-restricted firearm with a “Bullpup design”. Please disregard that entry. New information on this firearm reveals that it is currently being manufactured with an actual bull-pup stock, which is listed as a prohibited device in Criminal Code Regulations. This type of stock reduces the overall length of the firearm by placing a substantial part of the reloading action or the magazine well behind the trigger of the firearm when the firearm is held in the normal firing position.

Since individuals cannot possess prohibited devices, they cannot possess this firearm in its current configuration. Businesses may possess it only if they are licensed to possess prohibited devices for an approved purpose. Affected businesses and individuals will be contacted with information about their options.

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http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache...al+in+canada&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=safari
 
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Ok I see it is all explained here:http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108118

I did not know that until now - very interesting indeed.


RE:pROHIBITED DEVICES

Former Prohibited Weapons Order, No. 9

1. Any electrical or mechanical device that is designed or adapted to operate the trigger mechanism of a semi-automatic firearm for the purpose of causing the firearm to discharge cartridges in rapid succession.

2. Any rifle, shotgun or carbine stock of the type known as the "bull-pup" design, being a stock that, when combined with a firearm, reduces the overall length of the firearm such that a substantial part of the reloading action or the magazine-well is located behind the trigger of the firearm when it is held in the normal firing position.
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But until there is a legal precedent set and the law/Criminal Code Sec 9 relating to this issue is clarified and/or quashed it is still kind of risky, because the judge may rule based on the spirit of the law and judging by the above correspondence the spirit of the law is: ....

Has any bullpups with integral receivers been successfully imported into the country since the FA Act came into force?
 
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bisonhd said:
If that gets through, it's time to unrestrict AR15 type rifles. It's just getting plain stupid what is and what isn't non-restricted/restricted/prohib.
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+1
I'd have an AR-10 in a heartbeat if they were Non-Restricted.
 
the_kiD said:
Hello,
im not sure I understand you guys...your so eager to get a certain gun or item and then you advertise for it and you know that its only gonna be coming in small quantity and yet you tell everyone. trust when i learnt that the 10 round mag was coming fron questar i held my tong while i was at the range and even on the forum. lol if see something keep it to yourself or your not gonna get it.
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Then what is the point of forum, if you're gonna keep things to yourself?
 
FN FS2000 isnt exportable so this shouldnt be either. Lets face it, the US sucks. Maybe if we where Israel there would be a chance.
 
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