Similar restricted firearms have nearly doubled in number in Canada since 2006. The Storm can be purchased by anyone with a licence to possess a restricted firearm and must be registered with the RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Program. But Berretta has since introduced a similar gun in Canada — the Cx4 carbine rifle — with an extended 19-inch barrel. The design change moves the gun into a non-restricted classification, making it available to anyone with a basic gun licence and does not have to be registered with authorities. The Liberals have vowed also to repeal a section of C-42 giving cabinet, not police, final say over which firearms are restricted.

Source: National Post September 13, 2016 22:41 UTC