Bob Zimmer at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On November 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2022 / 5:30 p.m.

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Bob Zimmer Conservative Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Okay.

Now, the second test is that it fires the centre-fire round in a semi-automatic manner. That means that for each pull of the trigger, one projectile is issued down the barrel. This is distinct from other actions, such as pump, bolt or lever, which require the operation of a part other than the trigger to move around from the magazine into the chamber. It is also distinct from an automatic firearm, which has long been prohibited under Canadian law, which fires many projectiles with one pull of the trigger. Is that correct?

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