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Classes of firearmsQuestion 20 of 167

A magazine was altered to hold fewer cartridges. When is it no longer a prohibited device?

  1. When the owner marks it with a label.
  2. When the change is hard to remove and hard to alter again.
  3. When the change can be removed with a tool.
  4. When the magazine is stored in a locked case apart from the firearm.
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Correct answer: When the change is hard to remove and hard to alter again.

The change must not be easy to remove, and the magazine must not be easy to alter again to hold more.

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(4), Part 4 of the schedule

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026