r/canadaguns • u/Whoopity_Longjohn • Apr 16 '17

Why are Valment AK's actually legal?

All AK variants are banned but I'm just curious about what difference makes the Valmet variant legal. Specific components? Caliber? Where it was made?

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u/tyler111762 Resident Certified Millennial Punk Apr 16 '17

could one do a "shovel valmet?"

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u/Krazee9 on Apr 16 '17

Not bloody likely.

However, the law simply says that the "Valmet M78, Valmet Hunter, and Valmet Hunter Auto" are exempt from the ban. It does not specify Valmet of Finland. This means that, theoretically, a Canadian company could incorporate under the name "Valmet" and begin making a standard AK known as the "M78" and technically, since it is a Valmet M78, it would be exempt from the ban by name.

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u/acidboogie nb Apr 17 '17

I imagine that would simply be the expensive way to get valmets off the exemption list

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u/Krazee9 on Apr 17 '17

That would require an act of parliament or an order in council, it's not something the RCMP could decide for themselves.