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

Swiss arms reclassified as prohib

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u/Jobbo_Fett Surplus Lover Feb 27 '14

But its not the government that wants them gone, its the RCMP

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u/adaminc Feb 27 '14

But the RCMP doesn't have the authority to do this kind of thing. It is the Government, specifically the Department of Public Safety.

So yes, the Government does want them gone, and in the case of the Swiss Arms classic, they got their wish.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '14

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u/adaminc Feb 27 '14

Then show me the legislation that gives the RCMP the authority to create or edit regulations.