Uzkon Typhoon ARS12
The third Turkish bullpup shotgun in the Index. SOR/2025-86 prohibited the entire segment in one Order. The cluster is complete.
Is the Uzkon Typhoon ARS12 banned in Canada? Yes. The Uzkon Typhoon ARS12 is prohibited in Canada. It was named in SOR/2025-86 (March 2025). 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/2025-86 · Ban-Risk: Already Gone · Compensation: Confirm federal list · Amnesty: SCC appeals + 90 days
Verdict
The Uzkon Typhoon ARS12 is the third Turkish bullpup shotgun on the Ban-Risk Index — alongside the Derya Arms MK10 and the Hunt Group FD12 (both Batch 3) and the older Chinese-made Lever Arms LA-K12 Puma (Batch 2). Together the four entries cover the complete bullpup-shotgun segment SOR/2025-86 prohibited on March 7, 2025. The Typhoon ARS12 itself is the lower-priced budget entry in the segment — sub-$1,000 CAD retail, gas-operated with adjustable regulator, 5-round detachable box magazine. Canadian 3-Gun shooters bought it as the entry-tier alternative to the more expensive Hunt Group FD12. SOR/2025-86 named it on March 7, 2025 alongside the other Turkish bullpups. The Index's shotgun-class expansion now reads as a complete cluster of four entries; subsequent shotgun additions (Saiga 12, KSG, etc.) will land in future batches as the dataset grows toward 135.
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Lineage
Parents: none (Turkish-original design)
Siblings: Derya MK10 (prohibited SOR/2025-86), Hunt Group FD12 (prohibited), Lever Arms LA-K12 Puma (prohibited)
Derived: none
Primary sources for this entry
- Canada Gazette — SOR/2025-86 — Canada Gazette. accessed 2025-03-26
- Canada Prohibits Assault-Style Firearms, March 7 2025 — Advocacy. 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.
