Bill C-71 amends the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code. It changes the rules about firearms in Canada.
Part 1 of the bill makes changes to the Firearms Act. It removes the five-year limit for checking if someone can have a gun license. It also says that when someone sells a non-restricted gun, the Registrar of Firearms needs to check the buyer's license. Businesses must keep records of these sales. Certain automatic permissions to move restricted and prohibited guns are also removed.
Part 1 also changes the Criminal Code. It stops the government from making rules that change a prohibited or restricted gun to a non-restricted gun. It also clarifies that guns taken by police when a prohibition order is made are forfeited to the Crown.
Part 2 of the bill deals with the long-gun registry. It makes sure that the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act can still be used to access records related to the registration of non-restricted firearms until the bill receives royal assent. It also lets the Commissioner of Firearms give Quebec a copy of these records, if Quebec asks for them.
Crime
This bill aims to improve public safety by amending regulations around firearms. It clarifies that firearms seized during a prohibition order are forfeited to the Crown. The bill also changes the rules about who can get a gun license and how guns are sold.
Gun Control
This bill makes several changes to gun control laws in Canada. It removes the five-year limit for checking if someone can have a gun license. It requires the Registrar of Firearms to check a buyer's license when a non-restricted gun is sold. Businesses must keep records of gun sales. Certain automatic permissions to move restricted and prohibited guns are removed. Some firearms are grandfathered, allowing certain individuals to continue possessing them under specific conditions.