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  2. Firearms regulation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    As of January 1, 2001, all firearms in Canada were required to be registered with the Canadian Firearms Registry. Unlike restricted-class firearms, in order to legally own a fully automatic firearm in Canada the prohibited-class firearm needs to not only have a current registration but must also have been registered prior to 1978. [54]

  3. Firearms Act, 1995 - Wikipedia

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    The Firearms Act [2] (French: Loi sur les armes à feu) is the law in Canada that regulates firearms possession, means of transportation, and offenses. It was passed after the École Polytechnique massacre .

  4. Unintentional discharge - Wikipedia

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    An unintentional discharge is the event of a firearm discharging (firing) at a time not intended by the user. An unintended discharge may be produced by an incompatibility between firearm design and usage, such as the phenomenon of cooking off a round in a closed bolt machine gun, a mechanical malfunction as in the case of slamfire in an automatic weapon, or be user induced due to training ...

  5. Are guns illegal in Canada? Key questions answered - AOL

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    Canada has much stricter gun laws than the United States, but Canadians are allowed to own firearms providing they have a licence. (Reuters) -Canada's government introduced legislation on Monday ...

  6. Canadian Firearms Registry - Wikipedia

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    The Firearms Act was created by Bill C-68, An Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons, which was introduced in 1993, and aimed at the licensing of all gun owners and registration of all firearms. The bill also classified replica firearms as prohibited devices, with those already owned being grandfathered.

  7. Cody Latimer arrested for allegedly discharging firearm - AOL

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  8. Firearms Act (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    More specifically, under the Act, the Government of Canada (the federal government) regulates licenses and authorizations for firearms, including prohibited or restricted firearms; the possession of prohibited or restricted weapons and any prohibited devices or ammunition; and licenses for the sale or transfer of cross-bows. [3]

  9. Loss of rights due to criminal conviction - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of Canada has held that even if a Canadian citizen has committed a criminal offence and is incarcerated, they retain the constitutional right to vote. [9] In the 2015 federal election, more than 22,000 inmates in federal correctional institutes were eligible to vote. [10] There is one exception to this general principle.