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Ruger Mini-14 (and variants)
The rifle that wrote the political case for every Canadian prohibition since 1989. Listed by name in SOR/2020-96. The original postmortem.
Steve Coppola
Steve Coppola is the editor of Holdover, a Canadian publication covering precision shooting, firearms policy, handloading, tools, and lawful firearms ownership.
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Sterling Arms R9 MK1
Prohibited by RCMP FRT reclassification, not Order in Council. A more concerning legal pathway — the how matters as much as the what.
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SKS — Norinco commercial variants
Semi-auto centrefire with a fixed magazine that Ottawa has explicitly flagged for amendment. The platform itself isn't named yet — but the conversation has it.
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Ruger 10/22 (standard)
Low on the rubric, but the platform has been touched once already. The 2016 magazine reinterpretation is the only reason this isn't a confident Low.
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Bergara B14 HMR
Bolt-action precision chassis with hunting bones. Sits well outside any reasonable reading of the current criterion.
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Tikka T3x Compact Tactical Rifle
Bolt-action, classic hunting profile, no semi-auto lineage — Ottawa would have to reinvent the criterion to reach this one.