I see that Reddit is bitching about RS-Q1 being prohibited via FRT listing rather than actual legislation. While it still sucks (since stores without balls won't sell them), everyone should keep the following in mind:
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There is no law that gives the FRT legal authority.
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The FRT document itself states that it is only an administrative document only right on the second page and that Criminal Code and related regulations are the prevailing authority; the RCMP website where you get it from states the same.
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The RCMP and creator of the FRT (former RCMP, now under contract) have testified under oath that the FRT isn't a legal document.
So can we stop with the fearmongering and the "complying above and beyond the law" bullshit? All it does is make it harder for people who are actually following the law (ex. people still openly using and selling Modern Sporters).
And, in my opinion, this is not something the Crown will actively pursue if push comes to shove because they lose the power of fearmongering if written case law states that the FRT is worthless.