1. FIREARMS & WEAPONS Prepared by Detective Constable Blain JOYNSON
Nishnawbe-Aski Police - Guns and Gangs Unit
Saturday, April 15, 2017

2. What Is A Firearm?

3. Firearms are Divided into Three Classes:
Prohibited firearms
Restricted firearms
Non-restricted firearms
(meaning firearms which are not prohibited or restricted)

4. Different Long Gun Actions
Pump Action
Lever Action
Bolt Action
Break Action

5. Prohibited Firearms Handguns that:
Have barrels less than 105 mm in length,
Fire .25 or .32 calibre ammunition,
Exclusion - (any handgun prescribed for use in sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union).

6. Prohibited Firearms
Firearm ADAPTED from a rifle or shotgun by cutting, sawing or any other alteration.
And as a result of the adaptation is:
Less than 660 mm (26 inches) in length, or is
660 mm in length and has a barrel less than 457 mm (18 inches) in length.
Seized by the NAPS Guns & Gangs Unit

7. Prohibited Firearms

8. Prohibited Firearms (.25 and .32 Calibre Pistols)

9. Prohibited Firearms
An automatic firearm

10. Home Made Firearms - Prohibited

11. Prohibited Firearms Any firearm prescribed to be a prohibited firearm
Seized by the NAPS Guns & Gangs Unit

12. Restricted Firearms A firearm that: Is not a prohibited firearm,
Has a barrel less than 470 mm (18.5 inches) in length, and
Discharges centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner.

13. Restricted Firearms
A firearm that is designed or adapted to be fired when reduced to a length of less than 660 mm (26 inches) by folding, telescoping or otherwise,
A collapsible gun, or gun with a folding stock,
A firearm of any other kind that is prescribed to be a restricted firearm.

14. Restricted Firearms
Any handgun which is not prohibited

15. Restricted Firearms

16. Non-Restricted Firearms

17. Non-Restricted Firearms

18. Non Firearms
Antique Firearms (Manufactured prior to 1898, do not discharge centre fire or rim fire ammunition)
Signalling Devices
Starting Devices
Nail guns, other industrial devices
Slaughtering or tranquilizer devices
Device with attached lines (rescue)

19. Non Firearms
Any other barreled weapon where it is proved that the weapon is not designed or adapted to discharge a shot, bullet or other projectile at a muzzle velocity exceeding m per second or to discharge a shot, bullet or other projectile that is designed or adapted to attain a velocity exceeding m per second. (500 FPS). Example - certain pellet / bb guns.

20. Non Firearms

21. Prohibited Device
Electrical / mechanical device that is designed / adapted to operate the trigger of a semi-automatic firearm for the purpose of causing it to discharge cartridges in rapid succession,
“Bull-pup Stock” - Permits rifles and shotguns to be reduced significantly in length,
A handgun barrel that is equal to or less than 105 mm in length, but does not include any such handgun barrel that is prescribed, where the handgun barrel is for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union,
A device or contrivance designed or intended to muffle or stop the sound or report of a firearm (Silencer),
A cartridge magazine that is prescribed to be a prohibited device (Basically, high or over capacity magazines), or
A replica firearm.

22. High Capacity Magazines (Prohibited Device)
Seized by the NAPS Guns & Gangs Unit
Maximum Magazine Capacity For A Handgun = 10
Maximum Magazine Capacity For A Rifle (Centre fire) = 5

23. Prohibited Device

24. Ammunition The four parts of a cartridge:
Case (holds everything together)
Primer (ignites the charge)
Propellant Charge (blasts the projectile out of the gun)
Projectile
*Centre-Fire and Rim-Fire*

25. Rim-Fire Ammunition

26. Centre-Fire / Rim-Fire Ammunition

27. Prohibited Ammunition
Ammunition, or a projectile of any kind, that is prescribed to be prohibited ammunition (SOR/ , Part 5).
Capable of penetrating body armour (fired by a semi-automatic handgun or revolver,
Projectile that ignites on impact,
Projectile that explodes on impact,
Flechettes discharged from a shotgun.

28. Prohibited Ammunition

29. Licensing of Firearms There are (see Firearms Act for details):
Possession licences
Possession and acquisition licences
Minor’s possession licences
Non-resident 60-day possession licences
Confirmed customs declarations in lieu of licence for non-residents
Restricted weapons licences
Business licences
Prohibited licences

30. Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms by Individuals Regulations

31. Sources of Illegal Firearms
Obtained from:
Break and Enters (residential, business)
Smuggling
Previously unregistered firearms (Grandpa’s war mementos)
Illegally modified firearms
Firearms obtained legally prior to regulation changes, and
Outside Influences

32. Sources of Illegal Firearms
Seized by the NAPS Guns & Gangs Unit

33. Sources of Illegal Firearms
Magazine/Mail Orders

34. Sources of Illegal Firearms
War Mementos

35. Sources of Illegal Firearms
Illegal Modifications (SKS - legal with 5 round capacity)

36. Sources of Illegal Firearms
Modifications (SKS - illegal with large capacity magazine
(prohibited device) - more than 5 rounds

37. Illegal Modifications
(Modified Blank Pistols)

38. Seized - Sold on the Streets in Thunder Bay
Seized by the Combined Forces Organized Crime Unit

39. Smuggling - Illegal Modifications
Extensive plans available on the internet
Parts smuggled across the border or sent through the mail

40. Replica Firearms Resembles a firearm exactly or with near precision
Is not in itself a firearm
Is not an antique firearm

41. Replica Firearms
Airsoft guns that closely resemble real firearms are classified as replica firearms, and are prohibited. Clear plastic, miniaturized versions, or models resembling antique firearms may be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
Any firearm, including air guns, that have a muzzle velocity greater than metres per second (500 ft/s), a muzzle energy greater than 5.7 joules (4.2 ft·lbf) is considered a firearm for the purposes of the Firearms Act and must be registered.
Airsoft guns meeting one of the above two requirements are also treated as firearms under the Criminal Code and are subject to safety regulations when transported.
The Canada Border Services Agency generally seize all airsoft guns imported by individuals, only allowing importation to merchants with a Business Firearms Licence endorsed for replica firearms.
**It is illegal to sell replica firearms to individuals, though it is not illegal to possess them.**

42. Replica Firearms - Problems
In Thunder Bay, replica firearms have been used to commit crimes and have been used in the intimidation of members of the public by criminal elements,
Almost impossible to tell whether a replica firearm is real from at a glance,
When carried concealed, charges of carrying a concealed weapon are still an option by police.

43. Replica Firearms

44. Replicas vs. Real Firearms

45. Prohibited Weapons

46. Prohibited Weapons

47. Modern Influences

48. Nishnawbe-Aski Police Guns & Gangs Unit
Detective Constable Blain JOYNSON
Cell: (807)
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