Talk:Firearms regulation in Canada/Archive 2

Removing an Opinion
The article in reference 18 ("A Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight", The Globe and Mail, January 8, 2003.) is an opinion piece and has no business informing an encyclopedia entry. I am removing the sentence that refers to it: "Referring to Bill C-68, John Dixon, a former advisor to Deputy Minister of Justice John C. Tait, stated that the Firearms Act was part of a policy exercise by the Liberal Party of Canada so as to appear to be "tougher" on guns than Prime Minister Kim Campbell, and thus defeat her in the 1993 election." — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndreGallant (talk • contribs) 15:37, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

Shotguns
I did a search on the legislation for "shotgun". There is no mention of 10 or 12 gauge shotguns in the legislation. Under the list of prohibited firearms, the article says "Firearms with bore diameters of 20mm or more (including 10 gauge and 12 gauge shotguns with removable chokes)[52]" and "Firearms that produce 10,000 joules of energy or more (including .50 BMG caliber rifles)[53]". This is not correct.

The legislation says "Also included are two new categories of firearms that exceed safe civilian use. These are characterized by the following physical attributes: a 20 mm bore or greater (e.g. grenade launcher) and the capacity to discharge a projectile with a muzzle energy greater than 10 000 joules (e.g. a .50 calibre BMG). These weapons are primarily designed to produce mass human casualties or cause significant property damage at long ranges, and the potential power of these weapons exceeds safe or legitimate civilian use."

To make the list, the firearm must have a 20mm bore or greater and energy greater than 10 000 joules and long ranges. The 12 gauge shotgun, while in the 20mm bore size range, has a muzzle energy of 4 200 joules (a slug) and a range of about 25 yards.

Shotguns have been mis-represented in the media because the legislation was not read in its enterity.

Please correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.69.69.18 (talk) 00:34, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Please provide proof and sources. 198.161.4.20 (talk) 19:46, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Duplication of "classification of firearms" sections
Currently, we have "classification of firearms" in two articles: Firearms regulation in Canada and Possession and acquisition licence. At first glance, the text appears to be identical in both. The FR in C article has section-hatnote saying that the PAL article section is the "main" version. This seems backward - FR in C should be where this info lives. And we should not have duplication like this: the sections will drift apart unless someone takes on the task of keeping them in sync, which would be a waste of effort. So I plan to remove the section from PAL, leaving a pointer to the section in FR in C. Thoughts? Indefatigable (talk) 18:38, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I had also noticed that, but at the time didn't have the time to do anything to fix it. Your suggestion seems sensible to me. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 04:53, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I have made the changes that we discussed. Indefatigable (talk) 20:34, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Licensing of firearms owners table
Fixed population swapped/incorrect on licenses/rate per 100 on the table of provinces. Alberta and BC populations were switched. The licenses per 100 people for BC data was also incorrect 23.16.252.145 (talk)
 * Undone and fixed. :No they were not switched. Alberta was correct as was, and BC's population was completely wrong. Next time please look at the actual references rather than guessing. Meters (talk) 01:00, 31 January 2022 (UTC)