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Originally Posted by Azure
Turning it full auto is a felony, and it requires some pretty fine machining skills.
It is still classified as a restricted weapon in Canada, right? I haven't checked in forever.
I talked to a guy in security that actually has a CCW permit here in Canada. He said it was a pretty complex progress to go through in order to get it. He actually had to prove that his job involved situations where he might need a weapon to defend himself.
The shooter in Colorado did have to get a background check done before he purchased his weapons. All that showed up was a traffic ticket. Even if you required him to pass an extensive safety course, considering he was a med student it probably wouldn't have been a problem for him to pass it. He spent up to 6 months preparing himself for the incident. Crazy.
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I'm sure some models are harder to convert to automatic than others. There are models that only require a hand file or piece of wire to modify. It is easy enough to find instructions on line.
Most semi-autos in Canada are non-restricted. I think a few may be classified as assault weapons and require a restricted PAL. If you can pass the test for non-restricted you won't have any problem passing the restricted test. Hand guns below a certain caliber are restricted weapons in Canada as well.
Canada's failed gun registry actually caused thousands of Canadians to get restricted licences. It just made sense if you had to do the one test to write both of them. The criminal check is the same for both. You actually save money by doing both at once.
Canada also has a classification called prohibited weapons. They include all fully automatic weapons and some pistols/rifles/shotguns with too short of barrels or too high of a caliber. Very few people have prohibited firearms licences.