r/canadaguns • u/FireteamOrcale • Apr 11 '26

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This guys been working on a L85 project and actually got a NR FRT back from the RCMP.

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u/Daedalus-N7 Apr 11 '26

This has got to be some kind of sick joke from the RCMP firearms lab

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u/marston82 Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

It is, they likely have some secret unwritten understanding that the firearm lab techs will classify guns objectively into the non restricted category it meets the technical requirements. Then their RCMP bosses will later secretly change the FRT to prohibited or their political masters will just OIC ban them later. Been that way for decades.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 Apr 12 '26

My CFSC instructor was a lab tech. He quit the job after the May 2020 OIC. I won't name him but if you are from a certain region you 100% know who he is. I asked him a similar question and yes, he basically confirmed what you said:

The actual techs have no agendas and are all knowledgeable gun enthusiasts. If anything they are trying to get fewer guns banned and argue their way out for something to be NR. They would classify guns objectively in accordance to existing regulations and case law. Then management (whether it's the higher ups in the RCMP or the liberals/public safety, he did not specify for obvious reasons) would ruin the day, either before or after the FRT gets published. Obviously we can only find out about the latter, so imagine how many former cases there are.

He quit after the 2020 OIC because the government refuses to consult the subject matter experts, i.e. the techs themselves.

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u/noobte Apr 12 '26

really frustrating when they hire experienced technicians only to disregard their work in favor of pandering bullshit

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u/-rifle-is-fine- Apr 11 '26

I honestly feel bad for the techs.

Whatever you do for work, imagine working hard at it and putting in the time to do it thoroughly and right while knowing the whole time that your superiors are going to crumple up your work. A very "what is the point of me?" job.

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u/Daedalus-N7 Apr 11 '26

I was referring more to the fact to that the only non-restricted semi auto we now have is a copy of one of the worst service rifles ever made. And that the RCMP classified it as NR as a sick joke. Because nobody is actually going to want this thing