that they view the AIA Enfield magazine as a "Dual use" magazine with the M14 rifle
That's subjective.
Canadian law states its about what the magazine is INTENDED for, which is the bolt action rifle.
Someone needs to sue.
that they view the AIA Enfield magazine as a "Dual use" magazine with the M14 rifle
Making up their own rules again.
Course it didn't help all the DA people talking about the M14 in the thread. I actually have and like my AIA. Nice rugged gun for the wet coast. I just changed my order to three 10's.
This is a joke. There is no law to support this decision. How would it go down in court if someone unpinned their AIA mag to full capacity? I don't see how there could be a conviction.
Former Cartridge Magazine Control Regulations
3. (1) Any cartridge magazine
(a) that is capable of containing more than five cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed and that is designed or manufactured for use in
(i) a semi-automatic handgun that is not commonly available in Canada,
(ii) a semi-automatic firearm other than a semi-automatic handgun,
(iii) an automatic firearm whether or not it has been altered to discharge only one projectile with one pressure of the trigger,
(iv) the firearms of the designs commonly known as the Ingram M10 and M11 pistols, and any variants or modified versions of them, including the Cobray M10 and M11 pistols, the RPB M10, M11 and SM11 pistols and the SWD M10, M11, SM10 and SM11 pistols,
(v) the firearm of the design commonly known as the Partisan Avenger Auto Pistol, and any variant or modified version of it, or
(vi) the firearm of the design commonly known as the UZI pistol, and any variant or modified version of it, including the Micro-UZI pistol; or
(b) that is capable of containing more than 10 cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed and that is designed or manufactured for use in a semi-automatic handgun that is commonly available in Canada.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a) does not include any cartridge magazine that
(a) was originally designed or manufactured for use in a firearm that
(i) is chambered for, or designed to use, rimfire cartridges,
(ii) is a rifle of the type commonly known as the “Lee Enfield” rifle, where the magazine is capable of containing not more than 10 cartridges of the type for which the magazine was originally designed, or
(iii) is commonly known as the U.S. Rifle M1 (Garand) including the Beretta M1 Garand rifle, the Breda M1 Garand rifle and the Springfield Armoury M1 Garand rifle;
Except for this law, which the RCMP are leaning on...
Specifically, the "not more than ten" part.
It is debatable, but of course the test of any law is via the courts. Any interpretation less than a judges is just that, an interpretation.
But, who wants to go before the judge?
I can't help but wonder if NRM and all of us shot this one in the foot by announcing it so prematurely. Obviously the RCMP monitors this board and keeps tabs on everything we are saying. The discussion months in advance all to get a couple bucks in the door from pre-orders. NRM next time don't say anything until you have them in country, ready to ship the next day, then the red coats can't do a damn thing about it if you ship 10,000 mags in a day.




























