r/canadaguns • u/BSDTerra • Feb 27 '14

Swiss arms reclassified as prohib

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u/BSDTerra Feb 27 '14

I wouldn't pin this on Harper. Usually these kinds of decisions aren't made by government or order in council. In this specific case, it just seems like the good ol' gun friendly RCMP decided to make this call.

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u/adaminc Feb 27 '14

Actually, it is the Department of Public Safety (Public Safety Canada) that makes these rulings. Harper and Minister Stephen Blaney would be the men to attack on this, as of last July it would have been Vic Toews, as he was PS Minister then.

The RCMP does not have the legal authority to create regulations, they simply examine the weapon, make a suggestion, then carry out the ruling.

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u/adaminc Feb 27 '14

As I replied in the other comment, then show me the legislation.

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u/Trent_Boyett Feb 27 '14

No, I don't think he personally decided to do this, but he's been at the top of the pile for 8 years now, and if he really did care about Canadians having to surrender firearms that they paid good money for, he could have changed the RCMP culture from the top...or added some legislation to the bill that abolished the registry to prevent retroactive prohibition.

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u/login2downvote Feb 27 '14

he could have changed the RCMP culture from the top

Seems unlikely. There are probably 20 years worth of patronage appointments from the middle to uppermost rungs of the RCMP priesthood.

added some legislation to the bill that abolished the registry to prevent retroactive prohibition.

This is a good suggestion.