![]() It does not say “safely.” It does not say capable of doing it “more than once.” The Order-in-Council’s criteria for its muzzle energy limit is “capable of …” This is 7,507 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle, or 10,178 joules, exceeding the government’s muzzle energy ceiling. The slug exited the barrel at 2,270 feet per second. ![]() On Sunday, February 9, 2020, two months before anyone knew the Canadian government would ban guns using muzzle energy limits, Reddit user Bigbore_729 used a chronograph to capture what happened when he fired a 656-grain slug from a specially modified 12-gauge shotgun. “ Section 96, Capable of 10,000 Joules” written by noted firearms expert Edward L. Firearms capable of discharging a projectile with a muzzle energy greater than 10 000 joules.Įven if we accept Minister Blair’s bombast on bore diameter (we don’t), the key words of the energy limitation of 10,000 joules are:.These are characterized by the following physical attributes: Apparently it replaces the Criminal Code.Īlso included are two new categories of firearms that are newly banned. Our government is taking action to protect Canadians by banning assault-style weapons – not those used for hunting.” “Both 10- and 12-gauge shotguns are under the 20mm provision, and thus not subject to the prohibition. OSHAWA: Public Safety Minister Bill Blair insisted, via a Twitter post, that the CSSA Legal Opinion proving he – through ignorance or incompetence – banned many 12-gauge and 10-gauge shotguns in SOR/2020-96 was wrong. NEW CSSA Legal Opinion opens another Pandora’s Box!
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