The appellant appealed his convictions for possessing and transferring firearms after selling starter pistols to an undercover officer.
The appellant argued the pistols were deemed not to be firearms under s. 84(3)(b) of the Criminal Code because they were designed exclusively for firing blank cartridges.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that even if the pistols were designed exclusively for blanks, the appellant knew the officer intended to convert them to fire live ammunition, thus failing the second conjunctive requirement of the exemption.
