importing Dewats from US

[rob love]

If you are talking about it coming from the US, I would say no way. Below are a list of some of the problems.

1: A "dewat" in the US generally has a newly made solid receiver. That would be considered a replica here in Canada and their import is prohibited.

2: If it is a true "dewat" with an original receiver in the US, then it would have to have been registered back in the 1968 amnesty in order to be legal. These are still considered as full auto transferable guns, and can be reversed back into a working gun legally in the US. As a result they are very expensive if properly registered. If it is not properly registered, it would be very dangerous to have in the US as it could cost you your freedom.

3: The US state department would have to approve the export of non-sporting firearms. They generally do not if it is to other than a military museum or a government military or police force.

4: The points you list are also both valid. The import of dewats from outside Canada has been turned into an impossible catch-22. They want them imported as if they were working, and then verified as deactivated, but you cannot import a non-grandfathered full auto for the purpose of deactivation. There are reasons that a business can bring in full auto guns (ie movie, government, museum) but deactivation is not a legal reason.

The days of importing deactivated Brens into Canada are long over. We will have to be satisfied with what is here now.