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|caption= A Canadian classic ...As for the rest, they are one of the most (if not ''the'' most) ubiquitous shotguns in [[Canada]] - everybody and their dog has one.

* '''ACTS & PROVE:''' a pair of [[ACTS and PROVE|acronyms used in the Canadian Firearms Safety Course]]. * '''ATT:''' [[Authorization To Transport]]; under Canadian law, a permit that you must have to take a firearm, other than those classi

...in issuance in Canada (2008), more realistic estimates place the number of Canadian gun owners at between five and seven million. This means that between three and five million Canadian gun owners have defied the laws passed with C-68, with the overwhelming maj

...versal licencing and registration of all firearms and owners, estimating [[Canadian]] [[firearm]] ownership rates would be relatively simple, this is not the c Ineptitudes in the [[Canadian Firearms Program]] and with the [[Canadian gun registry]], as well as rampant non-compliance with mandatory licencing

...e licensing requires extensive background checks, that applicants take the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, and that all firearms must be stored locked and unl ...plate acquiring is a rifle or shotgun. Sportsmen are permitted to possess shotguns or rifles for hunting and for skeet and trap shooting, but only after submi

...rm ownership when compared with eight other western nations. Nearly 22% of Canadian households had at least one firearm, including 2.3% of households possessin ...~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf "Armed self defense: the Canadian case"] Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol 24, No 5, pp 393-406, [[1996]]</ref

...Act (For Individuals Aged 18 and Over)], RCMP GRC 5592 E-W (2008/05/17), [[Canadian Firearms Program]] website.</ref>) Due to the particularly befuddling array of [[Canadian gun law]]s, there are several issues which are unique to that country:

...he trade, but only apply them to a few weapon types (only pistols, or only shotguns, or only (pre-1964) Model '94 Winchester Lever-Action Rifles; for instance) ...arm is only secondary. Decoration of these arms, typically double-barreled shotguns, is on par with the plates used to mint currency and is priced about the sa

...s-era advertisement.]]The '''H. W. Cooey Machine & Arms Company''' was a [[Canadian]] firearms manufacturer located in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, from 1903 unti ...Second World War, when Cooey was a main supplier of training rifles to the Canadian Army.

...ed dealer]], which is higher than the age requirement of 18 for rifles and shotguns. ...blications/1997/selfdef_rpt_e.asp Canadian Firearms Centre paper comparing Canadian and American gun laws]</ref>.

The IANSA network includes Canadian gun control organizations such as the [[Coalition for Gun Control (Canada)| ...mber 6th Foundation]], [[Project Ploughshares]], Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Auto Workers, National Union of Public and General Employees, Big City Mayo

...[John C. Sigler]] replaced [[Sandra Froman]] as president of the [[NRA]]. Canadian [[fast draw]] prodigy [[Nicole Franks]] entered eight completions in the ye ...g Arms closed the New Haven, Connecticut plant where Winchester rifles and shotguns had been produced for 140 years. Along with the closing of the plant, the M

...hall.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Canadian Sergeant [[sniper]] [[Harold Marshall (Canadian sniper)|Harold Marshall]] carries a No. 4 Mk. I (T).]]During both World War The .410 conversions were mostly used for crowd control as riot shotguns in India. They are chambered for a 2" British .410 shotshell, basically a b

...was produced during the occupation for German forces. Additionally led to Canadian production for the Allies. The HP continues in production today but has be * '''[[Browning Hi-Power|Inglis High Power]]''': A Canadian re-engineering of the Browning High Power.

*[[Ross rifle]] (Canadian units) *[[M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun]] (Canadian units)

*[[Beretta|Beretta Shotguns]] *[[Browning Shotguns]]

...f 26 inches (66 cm).<ref>[http://www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca/pol-leg/CrimCode_e.asp Canadian Criminal Code and Regulations]</ref> [[Shotguns]] are long guns that are designed to fire many small projectiles at once. T

...litary. The M203 can also be mounted onto a [[Colt Canada C7 rifle|C7]], a Canadian version of the [[M16 rifle|M16]] that uses an optical scope instead of an i The Canadian '''M203A1''' by Diemaco (now Colt Canada) was a similar design with a diffe

...ed [[Norinco Type 97]] [[rifles]] and [[High Standard Model 10B]] Police [[Shotguns]], ordering them to surrender their firearm(s) and registration certificate ...irearm. This category includes working [[flintlock]] rifles, [[muskets]], shotguns, and miniature [[cannon]] as well as [[antique firearms]] manufactured prio

{{Canadian gun law}}A '''Possession and Acquisition Licence or "PAL"''' is a licence t ...anada is managed by the RCMP's [[Canadian Firearms Program]] (CFP). In the Canadian system, there are three classes of firearms and firearm licences: non-restr