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Classes of firearmsQuestion 18 of 167

A magazine is made for a semi-automatic handgun not commonly available in Canada. It holds more than how many cartridges to be prohibited?

  1. Three
  2. Ten
  3. Fifteen
  4. Five
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Correct answer: Five

For a handgun that is not commonly available in Canada, the limit is five cartridges.

Source: Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted (SOR/98-462), s. 3(1)(a)(i), Part 4 of the schedule

Practice classes of firearms

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026