For the first time in 15 years, the RCMP and Canadian firearms Program are moving to seize firearms from lawfully registered owners.

They have offered no explanation as to why. They have only indicated that the Norinco Type 97 and High Standard Model 10B are now prohibited firearms.

They have instructed the owners to turn them in for destruction to their local police, or try to sell them to a movie armourer, or other business licensed to use prohibited firearms.

see Canadiangunnutz.com for more details

We ask that you contact your MP and Public Safety minister Vic Toews to express your opinion on these seizures.

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How about a knife ? extremely easy to conceal, does not make a sound when used, equally as deadly, maybe we should ban all knifes in Canada, everything from a hunting knife to a butter knife must go ! well we are at it how about a screw driver HHmmmmm…… screw it lets ban anything and everything that could possibly be used as a weapon !

right right ….. this will solve everything…… soon I will start a petition to be passed to the RCMP. it will be titled ” Ban Everything “

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Norinco Type 97 Re-Classification and Confiscation

We are frustrated and disappointed with the latest decision of the RCMP to alter the classification of Norinco Type 97 from non restricted to prohibited. The stated reason for the RCMP’s reclassification was that this model was “too easily converted to full auto” .

We having been working on this file for over a year and our attempts to resolve this issue have included numerous meetings with the Minister’s office some of which at our request included the importers who are caught in the middle of this bureaucratic nightmare.

The CSSA continues to explore all avenues in our attempts to reverse this reclassification, but we have to remember this was an RCMP decision and history has shown they are non responsive to any criticism of their actions, however we all report to someone and in the case of the RCMP that is :

Hon. Vic Toews
Minister of Public Safety
House of Commons

Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6

FAX: 613-954-5186

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They will systematically divide us, taking one gun at a time, one class of gun at a time, until we end up with no firearms all.

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Approximately 3 years ago, the RCMP issued a FRT number to allow the Norinco T-97 rifles to be imported and sold in Canada. Three years later, these same bureaucrats, have decided to PROHIBIT WITHOUT COMPENSATION these same firearms. To me this is “theft”, and theft is illegal for you or I, but apparently the government can get away with it.

They are revoking the firearms certificates of the T-97′s and giving the owners 30 days to either surrender the firearms or to sell them to a movie company (to make evil baby-killing movies). These legitimate firearms owners have well over $1000 invested in these firearms. This is the same as if the government dipped their fingers into your wallet and stole $1000+ dollars from it. If you or I did this to someone, we would be arrested on the spot.

These firearms were purchased with monies that income taxes were paid on, as well as GST, PST or HST as the case may be.

The T-97 fiasco is only the tip of the iceberg, it WILL NOT end there. What will be next on their agenda? The Mini-14? The M-14, the M-1, SKS, CZ858???

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Being Chinese myself, I know one of two things that ring true about the Chinese. They jump at any opportunity and distrust foreigners. And just like that you can try this weapon along with numerous other European/US/Russian weapons through a Chinese tour aimed at gun enthusiasts (no pun intended). But at the same time they refuse to let you take a used cartridge or two, touch anything without their permission first and watch you like a hawk.

Whether we like to admit it or not, we are indirectly contributing to an enlargement of their military and global influence by buying their weapons and many other goods. And I for certain do not want them to eclipse the US/EU, like many predict and start influencing the world for their benefit but to the detriment of others.

They view everything as an opportunity regardless of the implications. You need not look at further than Sudan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, DPR Congo, Burma (Myanmar), North Korea and the list goes on. These countries are all provided the bulk of their weapons and training from China. Yet they are all in the news for reasons we prefer did not happen.

I hope no english fluent Norinco employees are reading this blog, they must be rubbing their hands with glee, right about now.

Hopefully I did not come across patronising or offensive. That was not my intention. I simply hope people consider the ethical implications of their choices. It is sometimes not brought to everyones attention. Even though the gun laws seem restrictive. I am appreciative to have been born in a “western” country and as such like paying my taxes each year, knowing that my government does care about what I think. Remember we may not have all of these luxaries in the future if China is able to take more from the ever shrinking global resource pile that we all share.

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