Glossary of Terms and Definitions

Glossary Term: Prohibited Device

Definition:

(a) any component or part of a weapon, or any accessory for use with a weapon, that is prescribed to be a prohibited device, (b) a handgun barrel that is equal to or less than 105 mm in length, but does not include any such handgun barrel that is prescribed, where the handgun barrel is for use in international sporting competitions governed by the rules of the International Shooting Union, (c) a device or contrivance designed or intended to muffle or stop the sound or report of a firearm, (d) a cartridge magazine that is prescribed to be a prohibited device, or (e) a replica firearm; Criminal code of Canada Section 84(1) (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-1.html#criminalcode)
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