ATA Arms semi-automatic rifle line
Turkish semi-auto rifle line. Sibling to the Sarsilmaz / SAR USA entries from Batch 7. Same regulatory outcome, different brand.
Is the ATA Arms semi-automatic rifle line banned in Canada? Yes. The ATA Arms semi-automatic rifle line is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2024-248 (December 2024). If you owned one before the deadline, confirm whether it appears on the federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program list. The current amnesty for prohibited firearms expires 90 days after the latest Supreme Court appeal termination under SOR/2026-114.
Classification: Prohibited · OIC/SOR: SOR/2024-248 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
ATA Arms is a Turkish firearms manufacturer best known for its sporting shotgun line (the ATA SP12 and Turqua series remain Non-restricted on the Canadian market). The company's centrefire semi-auto rifle line — AR-pattern rifles and PCC variants — entered the Canadian market in the late 2010s through ATA's commercial export program. SOR/2024-248 named the segment on December 5, 2024. The entry sits alongside the SAR USA / Sarsilmaz (Batch 7) and the broader Turkish-manufacturer postmortem cluster (Hunt Group FD12, Derya MK10, Uzkon Typhoon ARS12 shotguns + SAR USA + ATA Arms semi-autos). Turkey's commercial semi-auto rifle exports to the Canadian market were entirely shut down by the December 2024 and March 2025 OICs across both rifle and shotgun categories. ATA's shotgun line remains in the Canadian market — the company's commercial presence reduced but not eliminated.
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Lineage
Parents: AR-15 pattern (visual reference, prohibited SOR/2020-96) → ATA Arms semi-auto rifle line
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette SOR/2024-248 (Primary) — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- ATA Arms long-guns catalogue (Manufacturer) — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
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