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===You need a licence to have a firearm=== | ===You need a licence to have a firearm=== | ||
Canada’s main gun control law is the ''Firearms Act''. It applies to everyone who possesses, uses or acquires guns. It is administered by the [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm Canadian Firearms Program], which is run by the RCMP. | Canada’s main gun control law is the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vsx Firearms Act]''. It applies to everyone who possesses, uses or acquires guns. It is administered by the [http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm Canadian Firearms Program], which is run by the RCMP. | ||
To have a firearm, you must have a '''licence'''. Your licence says what class of firearm you can have: non-restricted, restricted or prohibited. | To have a firearm, you must have a '''licence'''. Your licence says what class of firearm you can have: non-restricted, restricted or prohibited. | ||
