Order In Council Firearms problem / solution

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

Sensible comments invited please.

The correct spelling of the Thread Title is "Odour".

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

It begs the question what does deactivate mean for those items now banned but don't fall into the 'firearm' definition (like that M72). For firearms there are guidelines that the government expects to be followed that will render them sufficiently non-gun to own. But I don't expect any such guidelines exist for the rest, in Canada anyway.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

It begs the question what does deactivate mean for those items now banned but don't fall into the 'firearm' definition (like that M72). For firearms there are guidelines that the government expects to be followed that will render them sufficiently non-gun to own. But I don't expect any such guidelines exist for the rest, in Canada anyway.

The current RCMP Deactivation standards turn a functioning firearm into a single solid block of immoveable parts. So, on my Indian Ishapore and BSA FN-FAL, the magazine follower is welded to the body, which is welded to the inside feed ramps; the breech block carrier is welded to the upper receiver on the inside; the gas plug is spot welded to the gas block; there is a hole up into the chamber and a hardened steel rod is welded into place from the bottom; and the upper and lower are welded together with a dot of weld on the hinge pin for good measure. The change lever moves and the folding end of the charging handle opens and closes, but that is about it.

The problem has long been backyard workshops singly or in semi-production scale, cutting welds and replacing destroyed parts. There are enough uncontrolled parts around that a simple unsophisticated (or old-specification) deactivation can be returned to firing condition. With the latest specification, the feds wanted to make it as hard as possible to do that.

Specific to Robin's question, I agree that an aligned pair of look-alike ends with a rolled up cylinder of hardware mesh or some 66mm ID plastic drain pipe and lots of holes would pass the visual test.

[Chris Suslowicz]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

The correct spelling of the Thread Title is "Odour".

Are you sure it's not "Ordure"?



The LAW 66 tube is just a length of pipe. Few people would have the capability of duplicating the rocket and reloading it, so this ban is just playing to the newspapers. (Similarly the demands that deactivation involves welding every movable part into a solid lump for some items.)

Bah!

Chris. (Proper deactivation leaves something outwardly untouched but harder to return to being a usable weapon than making a new one from scratch.)

[Robin Craig]

Rob I will contact him and see if he is willing to barter