Beretta Cx4 Storm
The PCC that defined Canadian pistol-caliber carbine sales between 2006 and 2020. Named in the original SOR/2020-96 list.
Is the Beretta Cx4 Storm banned in Canada? Yes. The Beretta Cx4 Storm is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2020-96 (May 2020). 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/2020-96 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
The Beretta Cx4 Storm was the most-sold pistol-caliber carbine on the Canadian market between roughly 2006 and 2020. Italian-engineered, polymer-bodied, accepting standard Beretta pistol magazines from the company's own M9 / 92FS / PX4 line, the Cx4 was the rifle Canadian first-PCC buyers reached for when they wanted a name brand and a price under $1,600 CAD. SOR/2020-96 named it on May 1, 2020 — among the first wave of prohibitions and well before the December 2024 expansion that swept up the Ruger PC Carbine and the Smith FPC, the platforms that filled the Canadian PCC market gap left when the Cx4 was prohibited. The Cx4 is the original-OIC PCC entry on the Index. Every subsequent PCC postmortem entry in this batch and earlier batches sits below it in lineage and in chronology.
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Lineage
Parents: Beretta Mx4 (open-bolt submachine gun, military / LE — never civilian-legal)
Siblings: Beretta Rx4 Storm (prohibited SOR/2024-248), Beretta Px4 pistol family
Derived: Cx4 Storm sub-variants in each calibre
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette — SOR/2020-96 — Canada Gazette. accessed 2020-05-01
- Beretta — Cx4 Storm product page — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- 1. With three flag-tier dry-factual SOR/2024-248 entries shipped this batch (Bushmaster ACR, HK USC, Kel-Tec RDB) and the Canadian-manufacturer cluster complete, Batch 4 swings to the AR-pattern variant proliferation question. Recommended Batch 4: the AR-15 sub-brand variants (Colt AR-15, Smith & Wesson M&P-15, BCM, Stag Arms) plus the Just Right Carbines / Hi-Point entry-tier PCC entries (Hi-Point Carbines parent entry) plus one or two more high-recognition flagship entries from the SOR/2024-248 catalogue. Steve to confirm or redirect. — Canada Gazette. accessed 2026-05-27
- 2. The third Turkish bullpup shotgun (Uzkon Typhoon ARS12) should land in Batch 4 to close out the shotgun-Turkish-trio. Then shotgun coverage settles at the four-entry cluster until v1.1. — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
- 3. The Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I from the original §7.4 Non-restricted seed list is a worthwhile early Non-restricted entry — Manufacturer. accessed 2026-05-27
Safety note: the Ban-Risk Index is editorial estimation, not legal advice or a substitute for current official guidance. The classification field reflects current RCMP FRT status as of the last-scored date. For any transfer, surrender, deactivation, or transport question, consult primary RCMP / Public Safety Canada sources and, where appropriate, a Canadian firearms lawyer.