Bill C-42 (Historical)

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act

An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Steven Blaney  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Firearms Act to simplify and clarify the firearms licensing regime for individuals, to limit the discretionary authority of chief firearms officers and to provide for the sharing of information on commercial importations of firearms.
It also amends the Criminal Code to strengthen the provisions relating to orders prohibiting the possession of weapons, including firearms, when a person is sentenced for an offence involving domestic violence. Lastly, it defines “non-restricted firearm” and gives the Governor in Council authority to prescribe a firearm to be non-restricted and expanded authority to prescribe a firearm to be restricted.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

April 20, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
April 1, 2015 Passed That, in relation to Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts, not more than two further sitting days shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the second day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on April 23, 2015

  • Kathy Thompson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Safety and Countering Crime Branch, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Julie Besner, Acting Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
  • Lyndon Murdock, Director, Firearms and Operational Policing Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on April 28, 2015

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on April 30, 2015

  • Greg Farrant, Manager, Government Affairs and Policy, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
  • Tony Bernardo, Executive Director, Canadian Shooting Sports Association
  • Gary Mauser, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies, Simon Fraser University, As an Individual
  • Murray Grismer, As an Individual

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on May 5, 2015

  • Lyndon Murdock, Director, Firearms and Operational Policing Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
  • Robert Abramowitz, Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness