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submitted 11 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The RCMP has told owners to turn in what the force is calling fully automatic military surplus firearms after hundreds were misidentified and allowed into Canada for commercial sale.

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[-] 2nsfw2furious@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 months ago

Misleading headline - the firearms sold weren't full auto

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

Ya, good catch. The firearms in question were manufactured as full auto, but have been converted into semi automatic. That's not enough to make them legal, I guess.

[-] charliespider@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Because it's likely trivial to convert them back to fully auto, whereas doing so to a weapon that was never intended to be fully auto is likely more difficult.

[-] 2nsfw2furious@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

Because it's likely trivial to convert them back to fully auto

Yeah but that would be illegal so no one would do that right

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

The headline is accurate. The bots summary is misleading. Full auto versions were accidentally sold as semi-auto. Two different versions of the same firearm.

[-] 2nsfw2furious@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

Full auto versions were not sold. The firearms in question were converted to semi auto

[-] sik0fewl@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Bots summary?

And the summary and headline basically say the same thing. You have to go a few paragraphs in to understand what they really mean.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

The Tavor X95 MSW (Military Surplus) is a restricted variant that is full auto unlike the Tavor X95.

[-] 2nsfw2furious@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 11 months ago

As manufactured, sure. But these were converted to semi auto

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The RCMP has told owners to turn in what the force is calling fully automatic military surplus firearms after hundreds were misidentified and allowed into Canada for commercial sale.

"My main concern is that Canadians don't think that there's fully automatic military surplus firearms floating around Canada in the hands of licensed gun owners."

Tavor X95 firearms, assembled by IWI US, Inc., are purpose-built semi-automatic guns and are either non-restricted or restricted depending on barrel length, the Mounties say.

Blair Hagen, the association's executive vice-president, told The Canadian Press that the firearms organization is "assisting owners of this property."

The misidentification comes as the Senate studies Liberal gun-control legislation that includes a ban on assault-style firearms that would fall under a new technical definition.

"An effective pre-authorization process aimed at preventing misclassifications must include mandatory physical inspection by the RCMP before manufacturers can introduce a new model on the Canadian market," the letter said.


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