I'm with you on the illegality of high-capacity magazines, but there are still magazines that have had a rivet put on them to reduce the capacity from 30 rounds to five rounds, for example, which is still legal.
The government says it relied on the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission's recommendation for this definition, saying that theirs is virtually the same. I note a rather significant difference, however, in that the commission's proposed definition does not include “originally designed”.
Would including “originally designed” have a significant effect on enforcement? If removed, will it make a difference to manufacturers when they are required to comply with this definition?