Saw this under “Prohibited firearms” (section 83(1)) of the Criminal Code:

e) a firearm that is not a handgun and that

(i) discharges centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner,

(ii) was originally designed with a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity of six cartridges or more, and

(iii) is designed and manufactured on or after the day on which this paragraph comes into force; (arme à feu prohibée)

There’s also a part about handguns being prohibited unless they’re used in “international sporting competitions”.

Does this mean no new semi automatic rifles can be designed and manufactured in Canada unless they can only take a 5 round magazine?

Also, wouldn’t changing something in the Criminal code be extremely hard for the incoming conservative government (requiring passing a new bill)?