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Ontario: Smith & Wesson M&P.40 S&W: Semi-automatic pistol USA: Standard issue sidearm [16] Hamilton Police Service: Ontario: Glock 22.40 S&W: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm Kingston Police: Ontario: Glock 17: 9×19mm Parabellum: Semi-automatic pistol Austria: Standard issue sidearm [17] Lacombe Police Service: Alberta ...
Firearms are federally regulated in Canada through the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Firearms Program, a program operated within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Regulation is largely about licensing and registration of firearms, including air guns with a muzzle velocity of more than 500 ft/s or 150 m/s and muzzle energy ...
Canadian Firearms Program (CFP; French: Programme canadien des armes à feu), formerly Canada Firearms Centre is a Canadian government program within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Policing Support Services, responsible for licensing and regulating firearms in Canada.
The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters [29] questioned the security of the gun registry after a home invasion that seemed to target a licensed gun collector. The OFAH argued that, in the wrong hands, a database detailing the whereabouts of every legally-owned firearm in Canada is a potential shopping list for criminals.
An obscure regulatory program at ATF reveals which gun shops sell the most firearms used in crime, ... Va. and Ammo Bros in Ontario, Calif. In Oklahoma, 14 gun stores were included in the list ...
The Toronto Police Service formerly used Smith & Wesson revolvers before switching to Glock. Weapons used by the Emergency Task Force include: MP5A3 9 mm submachine gun; Remington 700 bolt-action sniper rifle; Remington 870 shotgun (Can be issued to Regular Uniformed Officers) Mossberg M500 shotgun (Can be issued to Regular Uniformed Officers)
The possession and acquisition licence (PAL; French: permis de possession et d'acquisition) is the primary firearms licence under Canadian firearms laws.The PAL is the only licence issued to new adult firearms licence applicants in Canada; it is both required and the only permissible document for a person to possess and acquire, or permanently import a firearm.
In 2007, the number of murders dropped to 594, 12 fewer than the previous year. One-third of the 2007 murders were stabbings and another third were by firearm. In 2007, there were 190 stabbings and 188 shootings. Handguns were used in two-thirds of all firearm murders. Seventy-four youths were accused of murder, down 11 from the previous year.