Something different. A Canadian M72 Law made in Canada by CCM in 1968

Claven2 said:
I don’t think there is any case law to definitely say what is deactivated, and what is not. Absent a definition, the burden of proof would on the crown to show your former firearm is not reasonably deactivated. There is a presumption of innocence to overcome in such a case.

My bet is the crown would settle out of court as they do not want definitive precedent in this space. Very likely the courts would allow a lower standard than rcmp recommends, if the firearm that prompts the case is truly rendered unusable.
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IF they are determined to win a case, (for whatever reason) they will send it to the lab where and experienced machinist with a full machine shop and access to parts will eventually get it working.

There is no definition (to the best of my knowledge) as to the degree of difficulty required to reactivate a firearm in order to class it as deactivated..
 
wrangler4867 said:
IF they are determined to win a case, (for whatever reason) they will send it to the lab where and experienced machinist with a full machine shop and access to parts will eventually get it working.

There is no definition (to the best of my knowledge) as to the degree of difficulty required to reactivate a firearm in order to class it as deactivated..
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Even then, they would need to disclose what they did.

Frankly any gun deactivated to the rcmp standard can be reactivated. Period. If you work at it and can weld, machine, heat treat, etc it can be done. It’s just really hard and time consuming to do. Which is the point.
 
Current Canadian issue M72A5 C1. Rubber end caps provide better seal for storage. Picatinny rails on both sides for optical or laser sights.
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Typical rocket.
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M72s can ONLY be effectivly reloaded at the factory. But the tubes and inert rockets look scary so the police and media love them when they put on the Perp Show of seized evil weapons.
 
You would be looking at a Demil Certificate done at an ammo compound which has the Ammo Tech who completed the work plus the reference to the pub/work order/etc for the Demil standard.

And to prevent a potential EOD call in the event someone who doesn't know what the item is:
1. The safe to handle tag (literally a sticker with an AT signature on it) signed off on a piece of paper (or on the item);
2. A very small info packet explaining what the item is and how it was determined to be safe (inert) which also gets signed off; and
3. Serial number which matches the info packet and INERT engraved on it.

The only thing done to render M72's inert when turned into training aids is to drill the holes into them and to snap the cocking mechanism so it can't function. Anything for disposal winds up being smashed against steel bins and promptly tossed in as salvage/garbage.
 
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