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  2. Firearms regulation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada's federal laws severely restrict the ability of civilians to transport restricted or prohibited (grandfathered) firearms in public. Section 17 of the Firearms Act makes it an offence to possess prohibited or restricted firearms other than at a dwelling-house or authorized location, but there are two exceptions to this prohibition found ...

  3. Knife legislation - Wikipedia

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    Thus, while local and state Texas gun laws and ordinances were gradually relaxed or eliminated during the late 1800s, the old prohibitions against bowie knives, daggers, dirks, and other long-bladed knives remained on the books since they served to disarm and control a minority group viewed as engaging in lawless behaviors and violence without ...

  4. Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons - Wikipedia

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    The full title is Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. The convention covers land mines, booby traps, incendiary devices, blinding laser weapons and clearance of explosive remnants of war.

  5. Gun control - Wikipedia

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    With few exceptions, [e] most countries in the world actually allow some form of civilian firearm ownership. [13] A 2011 survey of 28 countries over five continents [f] found that a major distinction between different national gun control regimes is whether civilian gun ownership is seen as a right or a privilege. [16]

  6. Spot zoning - Wikipedia

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    Spot zoning is the application of zoning to a specific parcel or parcels of land within a larger zoned area when the rezoning is usually at odds with a city's master plan and current zoning restrictions. Spot zoning may be ruled invalid as an "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable treatment" of a limited parcel of land by a local zoning ...

  7. Canadian property law - Wikipedia

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    Canadian property law, or property law in Canada, is the body of law concerning the rights of individuals over land, objects, and expression within Canada. It encompasses personal property, real property, and intellectual property. The laws vary between local municipal levels, up to provincial and then a countrywide federal level of government.

  8. Arms trafficking - Wikipedia

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    Though one of the least profitable illegal trades, arms trafficking made an estimated $1.7-3.5 billion in 2014, making it the 9th largest criminal market, which was valued at $1.6-2.2 trillion. [27] The AK-47 is one of the most appealing weapons in the illegal weapons trade due to its low cost and reliability. [28]

  9. Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia

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    Canada's laws regarding self-defense are similar in nature to those of England, as they centre around the acts committed, and whether or not those acts are considered reasonable in the circumstances. Generally where retreat is available in the circumstances, the decision to stand your ground is more likely to be unreasonable.