Thread: Dismantling a rifle (theory)

The way the definition is worded in the Arms Act is so broad that it could cover a block of steel that has gun hidden in the middle of it (just a question of knowing which bits to throw away). The Courts have now ruled that the item must have started life as a firearm and is now missing parts (or is capable of being repaired) which can be replaced and get it into firing order. This stems from the wording "...by its completion or replacement of any component part or parts or by the correction or repair of any defect or defects.....". Something cannot be completed, parts replaced, or repaired, unless they were there, or intended to be there in the first place.