It seems like one of Harper's ministers signed off on the request (suggestion, whatever apparently from the RCMP) to ban the Swiss Arms rifle. So is the prohibition order on the RCMP, this minister, or both? It would seem that the minister's signature would be what made the ban official - not as some suggest, the RCMP making the law on their own. A number of "reasons" for the minister doing this are seeming being put forth (read damage control) and probably more will come. Interesting will be if this same minister signed off on the (suggestion, whatever) as regards the CZ 858. If this minister is signing anything to do with the banning of any firearms and doesn't realize the impact of what he is doing, then he should no longer be in a ministerial position. The public needs a whole lot more information than is available right now. The point being - the ban is in place. What if anything is Harper going to do about it as it has the potential to create a very significant backlash in the face of an election.
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