elvis3006 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hello everyone, i live in Canada and i am trying to get the RCMP to allow import of these firearms. Before they can consider this they need information on the firearm, for example tech data, images of it and blue prints showing the design of the bolt and reciever. In short data that shows it is a newly made semi auto only, never made to fire full auto. Can anyone help, answer these questions ? Thank you very much.. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gio Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 If I were you I would call Auto Ordance or Kahr they are the same Co. They can tell you if they ship Thompsons to Canada or what you need to do. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis3006 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hi Frank they do not because here they are prohibited. I am trying to have the law changed to allow semi auto only versions, that is why i need diagrams/blue prints. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Hound Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Elvis my Canadian brother, you are out of luck. Kahr/auto-ordnance is the one who owns those original Numrich/Auto-Ordnance semi-auto blueprint/patents and they won't be giving them up anytime soon because they are currently using them for production. I am sorry to have to tell you that. Given the internet complexity now it ispossible that you MIGHT find semi-auto blueprints or partial blueprints just like you can find the TSMG blueprints nowdays.But even IF you find them and successfully submit them to your Candadian authorities it is likely you could be sued forpatent infringement --especially if they think you are trying to manufacture them there in Canada without their approval orliscensing. Here is your best bet: Contact Kahr at TEL: 508-795-3919 and explain your proposal to them and what is needed. Youmight be able to convince them to do this if you can show a market for what you propose. They would be stupid not tobe interested if you show there is a potential market in Canada. But it is also possible they already explored this and foundit would be to costly for them. I wish you good luck; and, keep us posted because it would be interesting if they go for it. Edited January 19, 2013 by T Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis3006 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 T Hound thank you for that info, i will call them. I think i have a better chance of having an audience with the Pope than i have of trying to get the burocracy of the RCMP to allow a concession. I figure since we have semi auto M1 Carbines, semi auto sten guns to name a few, i cannot see why they would not allow a semi auto version of the M1 Thompson. Then again firearm laws up here are not suppose to make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gio Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 You may try Doug Richardson at , www.thompsonsmg.com , He does have some blueprints and I think he's going to make semi recievers. Doug is very talented man and if he makes a part it's correct but he can be cantankerous at times as he is not in the best of health. He just got back from Bellize, so I would wait awhile before calling. Good luck I hope I've helped this time. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis3006 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 You may try Doug Richardson at , www.thompsonsmg.com , He does have some blueprints and I think he's going to make semi recievers. Doug is very talented man and if he makes a part it's correct but he can be cantankerous at times as he is not in the best of health. He just got back from Bellize, so I would wait awhile before calling. Good luck I hope I've helped this time. Frank Thank you Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Hound Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Unfortunately Doug Richardson's eye health is not good. It is true that he makes semi-auto 80% receivers, but he does notown the patents, so he can't, as far as I know, manufacture the receivers. He would have to have a manufacturer'sliscense for that. But he has back orders going back more than three years including mine, for 80% receivers so I am notholding out much hope for that to change anytime soon. I am pretty sure though that Recon Bob (A member here) and theowner of Philadelphia Ordnance ALSO makes 80% semi-auto receivers in addition to his 80% full-auto receivers. But youwould have to ask him for sure. As far as blueprints go, the blueprints Richardson has are based on his own drawings--whichhe is very good at. This still does not mean he has the right to infringe on the Kahr/A-O blueprint right.He also sells the full-auto blueprints, but truthfully those are available online for free-you just have to search.However, his FA blueprints are full size so it might be worth getting those. Also, in regards to talking with Kahr, you might get a better response if you send a personal letterto the Kahr CEO Justin Moon. Look him up on Wikipedia and it will give his bio and you will understand. Tell HIM your proposal and interest. You may get a better response then just talking witha lower level employee or officer. It appears that Justin Moon is an actual gun-enthusiast rather thanjust a businessman. Edited January 20, 2013 by T Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis3006 Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Great info T Hound thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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