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@scotiangunownr @Jasonz19191 The Amnesty Order provides the same protection to ASFCP participants as it does anyone else in possession of an impacted firearm. You have until Oct. 30th to deliver your declared firearms to the required authorities. laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulation…

@Calibremag @Jasonz19191 x.com/twilsonottawa/… I’m getting a little confused here

Detailed coverage of the big story today; breaking down what's likely to be at the core of the Supreme Court's deliberations, potential timeline, and ramifications... ... but be warned, they're not all good. Video tomorrow, my sick kids allowing. calibremag.ca/oic-challenge-…

@X8008135 @MillbrookT That upper isn't 3D printed nor a prototype; they've been making MRR uppers for years. They're referring to the muzzle device.

@Calibremag @MillbrookT I don't know whats worse: releasing a new "assault rifle" platform replacement for C7/C8,while using a C8/A3 lower; or announcing the overpriced contract using a 3D printed prototype upper and in-service lower. I guess just to have the military using the term "assault rifle" now?

If these rifles are being delivered as pictured, with an LPVO, red dot, and most importantly (and impressively), the multifunction muzzle device from @MillbrookT Strategic Sciences, these rifles are going to make a discernible change in the capabilities of Canadian soldiers.

@JankyBowlz @ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk I am familiar... but they're more fun suppressed in .300 BLK, imo.

@Calibremag @ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk They are super nice.. Fun fact, it's about 4 seconds unloading 30 rounds down range on full auto 😜

The CAF needs new rifles, and I'm glad to see a contract awarded. But at a time when we're supposed be building up the Canadian defence sector, I have questions about the disconnect between how large this contract is vs how little economic activity its claimed it will create. 1/

@JankyBowlz @ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk They make nice rifles. But the profit absolutely, definitely goes to its owners, who happen to be the CZ Group - who also make nice rifles, and are quite nice people, in Czechia.

@Calibremag @ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk Yes, maybe, that's beyond my pay grade. Maybe profit leaves, but I do know what they do is honorable, for our country, for our police, and for our allies. 💪🏼

@JankyBowlz @ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk It means the profit leaves Canada.

@ennerut @CDNPolicyHawk So is 30 other defense companies including Colt. So what. The work is done in Canada for Colt Canada, and the barells are near superior due to the cold hammer forge technic

@File780 @MillbrookT Yes, but that doesn't mean the rifle above is the same as a C7 with a can and an LPVO.

@Calibremag @MillbrookT I thought 62,000 psi was the limit for 5.56 . You can run heavy bullets slow and you can run light bullets fast but 62,000 is still the limit. It is still a gas gun vomiting in its own mouth.

@Jasonz19191 No problemo, happy to help!

@Calibremag Thanks for the reply you definitely put my mind at ease

@darron Well, the SCC is a coin toss. In some recent years, decisions have favoured the appellant more so than the respondent, but overall, it's pretty much 50/50. The bigger risk is that the LPC fast-tracks a gun bill that renders the whole court case moot.

@Calibremag Yeah - I'm concerned this will just codify what already happened. "Government said it was for public safety so we have to give them the benefit of the doubt."

@File780 @MillbrookT Not really.

@Calibremag @MillbrookT So a 5.56 is still a 5.56 . If you put a scope and suppressor on a C7 you get that thing in black.

@Jasonz19191 Participation in the ASFCP is voluntary, and so long as an amnesty is in place, they can't really do anything to get you to hand over your guns besides threaten to cancel your compensation payment. Of course, if the amnesty expires, that changes.

@Calibremag So what do we do when the feds start asking about our guns next week. I declared mine I know not popular but I made my decision. Is that going to get paused or am I going to half to take a gamble and ignore them?

@cheryl1492 @Army_Comd_Armee If they are being delivered as pictured, then between the rifle, the optic, and the *extremely* high-end muzzle device, and the spare parts $10K is an absolute bargain.

@Army_Comd_Armee Care to explain why they cost $10k each?

Today's announcement is a win for Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces. Rifles remain foundational to soldier effectiveness in the field, and this development brings over 40 years of technology evolution to Canada's fighting forces. 1/3

@Willshire6 Individual.

@Calibremag Is that business and personal combined?

The news that 47K firearms have been declared brings the cost incurred by the taxpayer to ~$22,000 per firearm, with basically none of the declared firearms having yet been confiscated nor destroyed.

@jamesbezan I mean obviously that's an insane response from the Minister of Defence, but I also did enjoy @FuhrMP's response in real time lol

This is unacceptable. Either Minister McGuinty didn't know, which is failure of leadership, or he did know and is lying to Canadians. As Minister of National Defence, he is regularly briefed, and has the ability to get briefed as frequently as he requests. This should be his first priority especially when our troops may be in harms way. It appears that once again the Liberals are changing their stories to cover up their incompetence. I will be holding the Minister to account next week in Parliament.

Here's the numbers with 12 days left.

@JoshuaBurton Nope. Having people fill out an online form is easy. Confiscating, shipping, warehousing, securing, verifying, dealing with the inevitable disputes, destroying, and disposing of firearms is way harder.

@Calibremag Per their own website, no individual firearms have been collected yet as they are not verifying declarations until after March 31st. Meaning no compensation has been paid either.

This tone is perfect. Absolutely pitch-perfect.

@SportsmanOn No, the SCC is only interested in legality, and compensation (or lack thereof) has no bearing on that.

@Calibremag This should help with the Courts, no?

Important news: The budget for compensation has been slashed by 74%, from a promised $250M to just $64.8M, with no notice given to either existing or potential participants. youtu.be/6EhXUU2OV6w