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CANADIAN FIREARMS REGISTRATION SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Customs and Excise
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Firearms Registration System
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Firearms%20Registration%20System
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CFRS 1, record 1, English, CFRS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A central component of the Canadian Firearms Program is the introduction of universal registration of all firearms and all firearm owners in Canada. The Canadian Firearms Registration System (CFRS) will replace the previous system which required licensing only the acquisition of a firearm and which registered only restricted firearms. It will now establish a licensing system for all firearms owners as well as the registration and tracking of all firearms in Canada as they are imported, exported and transferred from one owner to another. 1, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Firearms%20Registration%20System
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Douanes et accise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Système canadien d'enregistrement des armes à feu
1, record 1, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20canadien%20d%27enregistrement%20des%20armes%20%C3%A0%20feu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SCEAF 1, record 1, French, SCEAF
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un élément central du Programme canadien de contrôle des armes à feu est l'enregistrement universel de toutes les armes à feu et de tous les propriétaires d'armes à feu au Canada. Le Système canadien d'enregistrement des armes à feu (SCEAF) remplacera l'ancien système dans lequel seule l'acquisition d'une arme à feu devait faire l'objet d'une autorisation et où seules les armes à feu à autorisation restreinte étaient enregistrées. Il y aura maintenant un système de permis pour tous les propriétaires d'armes à feu ainsi qu'un système d'enregistrement et de suivi de toutes les armes à feu au Canada, lorsqu'elles sont importées, exportées, ou cédées par un propriétaire à un autre. 1, record 1, French, - Syst%C3%A8me%20canadien%20d%27enregistrement%20des%20armes%20%C3%A0%20feu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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