I shot my FN FAL today - legally

[cancer]

I can't see anyone with a mis-registered rifle getting in trouble over this. It's been brought up a couple times in this thread that it was the high and mightly Government that decided this particular FAL was a restricted firearm. The classification has nothing to do with the owner.

 

[Armament]

I have a 12" bbl shotgun, OAL is 24" ... it is non-restricted.

What firearms are prohibited?
The Criminal Code defines the following firearms as prohibited:

-automatics, including those that have been converted so that they can only fire one projectile when the trigger is squeezed;

-handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm (4.1 inches) or less, and handguns that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition, except for a few specific models used in International Shooting Union competitions;.

-rifles and shotguns that have been altered so that their barrel length is less than 457 mm (about 18 inches) or their overall length is less than 660 mm (about 26 inches) ; or

-any firearm prescribed as prohibited – These can be found in the fact sheet listing restricted and prohibited firearms

 

[Shazam]

Im thinking that if the owner of a restricted registered FAL will get a new certification in them mail to Prohibited status in the near future. They did the same with a few prohib 12(6) pistols of mine and then sent new certifications stating prohib when they noticed the hick-up,

Needless to say, the FRT or RCMP Firearms Reference Table that is used clearly states that the FAL is Prohibited, any CFC verifier can tell you that. It was a mistake. I doubt that anyone can set precident in this regard, the CFC makes mistakes any that will be a gaurantee as long as its a Canadian government department .. but the fact is that the FAL is listed in law as being PROHIBITED. shame :?

Im thinkingthat you would need pretty deep pockets to fight this one.