Take it a step further, and realize that back in '95 Canada also banned the H&K G11.
Because we all know how prevalent those are/were, and such.
LIEberal government,,,,, logic and sanity not included OR required.
Edited to add:
Rumor has it, that Prime-Minister Snapperhead and Minister for Justice Fuckface simply picked up a "Guns Digest" catalogue and went page-by-page banning anything that looked "icky" to them. This was all brought on by the dastardly antics of ONE deranged asshole in Montreal. And yet in all their elite governmentally-esteemed (heavy on the "mentally") wisdom, they didn't ban or restrict the firearm that the Montreal asshole used.
Back then, that is. They didn't ban or restrict it back then. But they sure did recently, with their latest "Order In Council" which essentially by-passes all stages of government and changes law at the whim of an appointed employee. NOT an elected member.
But I'm not bitter.....
I think ya'll would call that an "Executive Order".