H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619

In reply to your clarification about my 32-20 comment, which is entirely made up.

Yes, that is the official reasoning or lack of rational reasoning. Basically a scheme to take handguns out of circulation. The 25 and 32 ban was racist, targeted the new immigrants from India and Pakistan who by law were restricted to small caliber handguns for protection. They brought their handguns with them to Canada. That went against the colonial thinking in government at the time. But I prefer the story that the 32-20 was too mean and nasty to be allowed to be owned by Canadians. Canadian Immigration confiscated tons of 25s and 32s from India/Pakistan. It was meant to mean 25 and 32 Auto handguns, but as usual, the over reaching nincompoops at the RCMP applied it to anything with 32 in the name.