Canadian Firearm laws with regards to potatoe cannons

[kenjir0]

I'm new to this website, but currently have one purpose in mind.
Most users here discuss actual firearms, so i apologize if i sound ike a newb...
What exactly are the firearm laws in Canada regarding "Combustion Potatoe Cannons"?
Any links or info would be much appreciated.

 

[FTF]

Under Canadian law "firearm" means a barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other projectile can be discharged and that is capable of causing serious bodily injury (i.e., permanent damage to an eye) or death to a person, and includes any frame or receiver of such a barrelled weapon and anything that can be adapted for use as a firearm.

I copied that from some Canadian law site. Potato guns can easily take out an eye.

As I understand, pretty much anything above the maiming capacity of a rubber band is considered a firearm in Canada. I know this firsthand btw.

Stick to episodes of NYPD Blue for gunplay... you get no play in Canada. But, there is no violence, so it all evens out Enjoy the peaceful bliss of a police state

 

[BEARMAN]

GOTO www.canadiangunnutz.com ask same question. Also goto www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca and check out air rifle velocity in fps . This is not legal advise but potato guns are generally looked on like BB guns they are not fast enough to be a firearm but you can still get into trouble pointing one at someone or creating a nuisance and each LEO may react differently to what he encounters. They are fun and I love the look on someones face when they have just launched a potato a hundred yards or so, using hair spray as a propellant..

 

[Stand_Watie]

The American press would say you're not very smart for your spelling of "potatoe". Ask Dan Quayle. (little joke, I'm not really putting you down, see the link )


http://www.capitalcentury.com/1992.html

 

[Lucky]

Yea those aren't the real laws, anyway, for the questioner's intended purpose. A crooked stick is an imitation firearm up here, if you try to rob someone with it. But that's neither here nor there.

That forum has really really intelligent and knowledgeable people, but the best advice is to read the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act. It's actually pretty straight forward. But I'd look for a club dealing specifically with potato cannons if I were you, just to get the best facts.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/f-11.6/239507.html
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/c-46/267161.html