The B&T P26 classification

[Mr Wolverine]

After approx. 12 months the RCMP SFSS have classified the P26 prohibited. I quote the following from their report:

Based on testing conducted, and the susceptibility of the firearm design to be converted to fire full automatic, the B&T Model P26 firearm, serial number CA 15-0216 is found to be readily and easily converted to discharge shots in rapid succession with a single pressure of the trigger in a relatively short time period with relative ease. As such, the B&T Model P26 meets the Criminal Code definition of an “automatic firearm” and “prohibited firearm”.

 

[call2arms]

Well thank you for trying.

 

[Longarm9]

Apparently 12 months is "a very short time" in the minds of the RCMP lab geeks. Ridiculous.

 

[Canada tail]

those reasons they gave were bs.

 

[contact148]

probably looks too much like a tec 9

 

[bfiles]

Absolute crap but as always thanks for trying for us John!!!

 

[bfiles]

Hopefully the GMH9 will pass their "tests" now

 

[Dad003]

The good ole canned answer when they don't like it

 

[fenceline]

those reasons they gave were bs.

Those reasons are the standard format legal language.

 

[fenceline]

Apparently 12 months is "a very short time" in the minds of the RCMP lab geeks. Ridiculous.

They don't count the time it sits on the shelf waiting in line...

 

[captainamazing]

RCMP firearm "lab" = Pre-Crime division

"This murder stick looks dangerous and if you have an intimate knowledge of Swiss firearms, along with CNC machine experience, gun smithing and a desire to circumvent Canadian laws this gun perhaps, under certain circumstances, may be possibly used to commit a crime"

- RCMP probably

 

[nick237]

A look inside the firearms lab

 

[bladerogers]

I think they should be forced to prove to the public a successful, easy conversion. It's bull####.

 

[VancouverS4]

so BATF can't easily convert to full auto but RCMP can?

 

[King0265]

What a shame

 

[tony9000]

that sucks... best of luck with future firearms

 

[Kano]

I would guess that the RCMP would order the full auto bits straight from the factory, and if they drop in, then its prohibited. "Converted" with parts that are only sold to agencies.

Mind you pulling ideas out of my bum here.

 

[fenceline]

I would guess that the RCMP would order the full auto bits straight from the factory, and if they drop in, then its prohibited. "Converted" with parts that are only sold to agencies.

Mind you pulling ideas out of my bum here.

That's exactly it. It isn't if the gun is easy to get parts for, it is whether the gun is easy to convert if you had the parts to drop in.

Milling means it isn't easy to convert as per R vs Hasselwander.

The RCMP do stray though. Two get entries used to say words to the effect of "We can't get the full auto version parts so we can't tell if they will drop in and thus can't say for sure the gun is easily converted. So it's prohib." I kid you not. Those have since been edited to simply give the standard line wolverine posted.

 

[trainman278]

It doesn't matter if it's easily converted or not. Because if you did convert it, it would be automatically prohib anyway! They're just being obstructionist.

Too bad. It actually looks like a really cool little gun!

 

[fenceline]

It doesn't matter if it's easily converted or not. Because if you did convert it, it would be automatically prohib anyway! They're just being obstructionist.

Too bad. It actually looks like a really cool little gun!

Except law says easily converted is prohib too. They didn't make the rule... your elected politicians did.

Converting covers the ones that aren't easily converted.