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Originally Posted by Rifleman
There are three classes of firearms and firearm licenses: non-restricted, restricted and prohibited. Prohibited firearms are not actually prohibited, you just need a special license to be allowed to buy them. That special license is only given by Chief Firearms Officer of Alberta or the Federal Government of Canada.
Non-restricted licenses: many semi-automatic and manual rifles + shotguns, but not handguns. The rifles must be a certain length, but if you get one with a short barrel, that rifle would be classified as restricted.
Restricted license: most handguns and certain semi-automatic rifles and shotguns. Handguns with really short barrels are considered prohibited. Certain handguns are classed prohibited even without the shorty barrel.
Prohibited license: firearms classified as prohibited, including fully automatic firearms. These ones are the ones that require a special permit. Either that, or you owned a prohibited firearm already before 1998 and you can get one on that fact alone.
I think that's all...
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Yeah, the prohibited license was the part I was confused on. Most sites I looked at mentioned the fact that if you owned a prohibited license prior to 1998, you could get a special license, but they failed to mention that you can still get a prohibited license.