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Since , we have corrected 58 legal statements on 11 English-language pages: 25 incorrect, 12 too broad, 2 too narrow, 12 incomplete, 7 without a source. Each row gives the date, the page, what was wrong, what the page says now and the citation we checked it against.
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October 2026 #
| Date | Page | What was wrong | What it says now | Citation |
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| Firearm classes, the handgun freeze and the 2020 prohibition Canada | The page said that the amnesty protects owners who possessed such a firearm on 1 May 2020 and held a licence — without saying that the licence must be held throughout. incomplete | Each amnesty protects only for as long as the owner continues to hold a licence; once the licence has expired and the six-month extension has also run out, the protection ends. | SOR/2020-97 s. 2(1)(a)(iii), (b)(v); SOR/2024-249 s. 2; SOR/2025-87 s. 2; Firearms Act s. 64(1.1) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that the amnesty protects owners who possessed such a firearm on 1 May 2020 and held a licence — without saying that the licence must be held throughout. incomplete | Each amnesty protects only for as long as the owner continues to hold a licence; once the licence has expired and the six-month extension has also run out, the protection ends. | SOR/2020-97 s. 2(1)(a)(iii), (b)(v); SOR/2024-249 s. 2; SOR/2025-87 s. 2; Firearms Act s. 64(1.1) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that Public Safety Canada opens its compensation program for models prohibited since 2020 to executors as well. incorrect | The declaration period of the federal compensation program ended on 31 March 2026; compensation is possible only for firearms declared in time. | Public Safety Canada, Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (news release of 1 April 2026) | |
| Storage and transport, magazines and suppressors Canada | The page named the limit of 10 for handguns commonly available in Canada, but not the limit of 5 for other semi-automatic handguns and for automatic firearms. incomplete | For a semi-automatic handgun not commonly available in Canada and for an automatic firearm, the limit is 5 cartridges. | SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 4, s. 3(1)(a) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that the Québec notice of transfer is due as soon as the firearm has been handed over — without the earlier day on which ownership may pass. incomplete | If ownership passed earlier (sale concluded before the handover), the wording of the Act points to that earlier day; the government website points to the handover. | Firearms Registration Act, s. 7 (CQLR, c. I-0.01) | |
| Storage and transport, magazines and suppressors Canada | The page described the transport of restricted and prohibited firearms without the rule for a container left in an unattended vehicle. incomplete | A container left in an unattended vehicle must be in the trunk or a similar compartment that is securely locked — or, if there is none, the vehicle must be securely locked and the container not visible from outside. | SOR/98-209 ss. 11(d), 12(e) | |
| Firearms law in Denmark at a glance Denmark | The page said “No recurring review in the catalog” — which read as though there were no recurring review at all. incomplete | Each time the permit is renewed: a firearms permit is generally valid for 5 years (pistols 2 years, rifled hunting arms issued to hunters 10 years), and renewing it means applying again. | våbenlovens § 6 d, stk. 1 og 2, og § 49, stk. 1 og 3, og § 50, stk. 2, i våbenbekendtgørelsen | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The entries “NFA item”, “Form 1 and Form 4” and “Suppressor” said that the ATF policy of October 9, 2026 can be withdrawn, without saying what would follow for items made or acquired without registration. incomplete | If the policy is withdrawn, an item made or acquired without registration cannot simply be registered afterwards — under the unchanged statute, possessing it is a felony (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d); 27 CFR § 479.101(b)). | 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d); 27 CFR § 479.101(b) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Germany | The page said that the exception covers, e.g., a loan to another holder of a Waffenbesitzkarte for up to one month — without the condition that the loan serve a purpose covered by the borrower’s need. too broad | e.g. a loan to another holder of a Waffenbesitzkarte for up to one month, for a purpose covered by the borrower’s recognized need (§ 12 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 lit. a, § 37e Abs. 3 WaffG). | § 12 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 lit. a, § 37e Abs. 3 WaffG | |
| Storage and transport, magazines and suppressors Canada | Magazines were limited to 10 rounds “for handguns”. too broad | The limit of 10 applies to semi-automatic handguns commonly available in Canada; for other semi-automatic handguns and for automatic firearms it is 5. | SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 4, s. 3(1) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The page said that the ATF policy of October 9, 2026 can be withdrawn, without saying what would follow for items made or acquired without registration. incomplete | If the policy is withdrawn, an item made or acquired without registration cannot simply be registered afterwards — under the unchanged statute, possessing it is a felony (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d); 27 CFR § 479.101(b)). | 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d); 27 CFR § 479.101(b) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The list of legal deadlines named no duty to report a lost or stolen firearm, unlike every other market with such a duty. incomplete | Registered NFA firearms must be reported to ATF immediately upon discovery (27 CFR § 479.141), licensees report within 48 hours to ATF and the local police (27 CFR § 478.39a), and many states set short deadlines — e.g. Connecticut 72 hours, Washington 24 hours. | 27 CFR §§ 479.141, 478.39a; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202g; RCW 9.41.368 | |
| Inventory, valuation and insurance United States | The page said that private citizens have no federal duty to report an ordinary firearm stolen, without mentioning state law. incomplete | Many states require private owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to the police within a short deadline; check your state’s rule right away. | 27 CFR § 478.39a; 27 CFR § 479.141 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Germany | The page said that the provision names no exception for a temporary loan, and advised asking the authority beforehand in case of doubt. incorrect | This duty does not apply in the cases of § 12 Abs. 1 WaffG — e.g. a loan to another holder of a Waffenbesitzkarte for up to one month (§ 37e Abs. 3 WaffG). | § 37a S. 1 Nr. 1, § 37e Abs. 3, § 12 Abs. 1 WaffG | |
| Keeping a bound book United States | The page said, in its text, its FAQ and its description, that the record is retained for the duration of the license and 20 years after the firearm is disposed of. incorrect | The record and its supporting documents are kept until the business or licensed activity is discontinued — there is no fixed period in years. | 27 CFR § 478.129(e) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that some provinces, among others British Columbia and New Brunswick, ask for a club confirmation letter, including on renewal. without a source | Some CFOs ask for a club confirmation letter in practice — administrative practice, not a federal statutory duty; on every renewal the CFO decides again whether restricted firearms are used for an approved purpose. | Firearms Act ss. 67(2), (3), 71(1)(b) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that grandfathered prohibited firearms require an unbroken licence and registration, so that a gap in licensing destroys the status. incorrect | Grandfathering requires a registration certificate held continuously; if the licence lapses beyond its six-month extension, the certificates are revoked according to provincial chief firearms officers, and the status cannot be regained. | Firearms Act ss. 12, 64(1.1), 71(1)(a) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said only that ammunition must not be readily accessible. incorrect | In every class the firearm must not be readily accessible to ammunition, unless the ammunition is stored in a securely locked container or receptacle that cannot readily be broken open or into, or — for a restricted or prohibited firearm — in a vault, safe or room built or modified for such firearms and kept securely locked. | SOR/98-209 ss. 5–7, paragraph (c) | |
| Firearms law in Canada at a glance Canada | The page said that each restricted or prohibited firearm has one registration certificate, reissued on every transfer. incorrect | The certificate expires when the holder ceases to own the firearm; the acquirer needs a certificate of their own — and a registration certificate for a handgun must not be issued to an individual. | Firearms Act ss. 12.2, 66(a) | |
| Storage and transport, magazines and suppressors Canada | The page said that for a non-restricted firearm a secure locking device, removing the bolt or a securely locked container or room each suffice — without “unloaded” and without the ammunition rule. too broad | A non-restricted firearm must be stored unloaded and either with a secure locking device, with the bolt or bolt-carrier removed, or in a securely locked container, receptacle or room; in both classes the firearm must not be readily accessible to ammunition unless the ammunition is locked away. | SOR/98-209 ss. 5, 6 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that an ATT is a permission to move a restricted or prohibited firearm and that every other trip simply requires a separate ATT — as if any trip, the range included, could be authorized for a prohibited firearm. too broad | A prohibited firearm — other than a handgun grandfathered under s. 12(6.1) or a prohibited firearm of a class prescribed under s. 12(9) — may be authorized for transport only for listed purposes such as a move, repair, sale or a gun show, never for target practice, a shooting competition or firearms instruction. | Firearms Act s. 19(1), (2), (2.1)–(2.3); s. 68 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page counted Hawaii among the states that require a firearm to be secured whenever it is unattended. without a source | Hawaii is no longer named; the duty independent of children is listed for CT, MA, OR and RI, and for California within a residence. | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-10.5 (amtlicher Text nicht lesbar) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that New York requires a safe storage depository where minors or prohibited persons live in the home — without the vehicle rule that applies to everyone. incomplete | New York requires a safe storage depository or a gun locking device where a person under 18 or a prohibited person lives in the home, and anyone who leaves a firearm in a vehicle out of their immediate control must unload it and lock it away out of sight. | N.Y. Penal Law § 265.45 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that around ten states impose storage duties independent of children and that roughly 26 states have child access prevention laws. without a source | The page speaks of several states with storage duties that do not depend on children and of many other states with child access prevention laws, without a count. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131L(a); Cal. Penal Code § 25145; N.Y. Penal Law § 265.45 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that what the bound book must contain, and whether an electronic format is acceptable, is for the ATF to decide. incorrect | The content is fixed by the regulation; an electronic record in place of the bound book is allowed only in a form ATF has approved, in practice under the conditions of ATF Ruling 2016-1 or by individual approval. | 27 CFR § 478.125(e)–(h) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the chief firearms officer grants ATTs and ATCs and approves shooting clubs and ranges. incorrect | The chief firearms officer issues authorizations to transport; shooting clubs and ranges are approved by the CFO only where the provincial minister has delegated it. | Firearms Act ss. 27, 29(4), 56, 68, 72 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that British Columbia and New Brunswick ask for a club confirmation letter where Ontario reportedly does not. without a source | What a chief firearms officer asks for beyond the statute is that office’s administrative practice, and it is not uniform across the country. | Firearms Act s. 28 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that approved shooting clubs and ranges must keep records of members and guests. too broad | An approved shooting club keeps records of the members, officers and guests who use restricted or prohibited firearms. | SOR/98-212 s. 14(1) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the regulation prescribes no formal attendance book and that many clubs keep one anyway. incorrect | Federal law prescribes no attendance book, but Québec does: a club for restricted or prohibited firearms keeps an attendance register and must withdraw or refuse to renew the membership of a member who has not shot at its range at least once in the last twelve months. | SOR/98-212 ss. 14, 15; Act respecting safety in sports (CQLR c. S-3.1, a. 46.29) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that 21 states plus DC are shall-issue, with no may-issue state left after NYSRPA v. Bruen. too broad | Bruen struck down the “proper cause” requirement of the former may-issue states, but several of them still apply discretionary criteria such as New York’s “good moral character,” so whether any may-issue state remains depends on how one counts. | NYSRPA v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022); 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the shared condition of grandfathering is an unbroken chain of registration and licensing since 1 December 1998. incorrect | The Act requires a registration certificate held continuously since 1 December 1998; letting the licence lapse breaks the chain because, according to provincial chief firearms officers, the certificates are then revoked. | Firearms Act s. 12 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Germany | The page said that the heir’s one-month period runs from accepting the inheritance, and did not mention the report without delay on taking the firearm into possession. incorrect | The period runs from accepting the inheritance or from the end of the period for disclaiming it, and whoever takes the firearm into possession on the owner’s death must report this to the firearms authority without delay. | §§ 20, 37c WaffG | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that a transfer to a private buyer across state lines must go through an FFL in the buyer’s state, “with a long-gun exception for over-the-counter purchases”. too broad | The exception covers a rifle or shotgun bought in person from an FFL in another state — and that only if the sale complies with the law of both states. | 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3), (a)(5), (b)(3) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that approval of any application, and the tax due, are determined by the ATF. incorrect | Form 1 and Form 4 must be approved before the firearm is made or transferred; approval is ATF’s decision, while the tax is set by statute. | 26 U.S.C. §§ 5811(a), 5821(a); 27 CFR §§ 479.62(a), 479.84(a) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the RCMP’s Firearms Reference Table is the Canadian authority on the class of a particular model. incorrect | By the RCMP’s own account the Firearms Reference Table is an administrative document, not a legal instrument: the class follows from the Criminal Code and the regulations. | Criminal Code s. 84(1); SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 1 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that more than 2,500 models have been listed as prohibited by regulation since May 2020. without a source | Since 1 May 2020 the regulations name a long list of makes and models as prohibited; the list has been extended since and was last amended on 7 March 2025 — no count is given. | SOR/98-462, Schedule, Part 1 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that ammunition must not be readily accessible and that how the rules apply to a given setup is judged by the chief firearms officer and the courts. incorrect | In every class the firearm must not be readily accessible to ammunition, unless the ammunition is stored locked away as the regulations describe; whether a particular setup meets these rules is ultimately for the courts to decide. | SOR/98-209 ss. 5(1)(c), 6(c), 7(c) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that a New York pistol license carries no expiry date of its own and that missing a recertification date is not the same thing as a license expiring. incorrect | Failure to recertify acts as a revocation of the license; in New York City a pistol license also expires after at most three years, in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester after at most five, and must be renewed. | N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(10)(a), (b) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the PAL is the single licence for possessing and acquiring firearms and that there is no permit per firearm. incorrect | Only one licence may be issued to any one individual, but it does not replace registration: every restricted or prohibited firearm also needs its own registration certificate. | Firearms Act s. 56(2); Criminal Code s. 91(1) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that a private owner therefore has no federal record-keeping duty at all and that only NFA items appear in a federal record. incorrect | Apart from keeping proof of registration for NFA items, a private owner without a federal license has no federal recordkeeping duty; § 926(a) binds the regulator, not Congress, leaves the NFA registry untouched, and the records of a closed business go to ATF. | 18 U.S.C. § 926(a); 26 U.S.C. § 5841; 27 CFR §§ 478.127, 479.101(e) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that certification as a UL RSC is one of the two routes to the statutory definition of a gun safe in California, citing Penal Code § 23650. incorrect | A “gun safe” in California must meet the standard adopted under Cal. Penal Code § 23650 (§ 16610), and that regulation accepts either a set of construction features or certification as a UL Residential Security Container. | Cal. Penal Code §§ 16610, 23650; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 4100 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that any rifle with a barrel under 16 inches or an overall length under 26 inches is a short-barreled rifle. too broad | A rifle with a barrel under 16 inches, or a weapon made from a rifle with an overall length under 26 inches or a barrel under 16 inches, is a short-barreled rifle. | 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a); 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(8) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Germany | The page said that a licensable firearm sold or given away must be reported within two weeks. too narrow | A holder of a Waffenbesitzkarte who transfers a firearm that requires a permit must report this within two weeks; the provision names no exception for a temporary loan — in case of doubt, ask the authority beforehand. | § 37a S. 1 Nr. 1, § 37e Abs. 3, § 12 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WaffG | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Germany | The page listed the essential parts without partly finished ones and said that magazines are not among them — without noting that large interchangeable magazines and night-vision aiming devices are prohibited items. incomplete | The entry names partly finished essential parts and says that interchangeable centerfire magazines holding more than 20 (handguns) or ten (long guns) cartridges and night-vision aiming devices are prohibited items. | Anl. 1 Abschn. 1 UA 1 Nr. 1.3.1.7, Anl. 2 Abschn. 1 Nr. 1.2.4.2–1.2.4.4 WaffG | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that the registration certificate is tied to firearm and owner and reissued on every transfer. incorrect | The certificate expires when the holder ceases to own the firearm, so on a transfer the firearm has to be registered to the new owner before they take possession — and a certificate for a handgun must not be issued to an individual. | Firearms Act ss. 12.2, 60, 66 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that before registration an approved verifier records the firearm’s Firearms Reference Table number. without a source | According to the RCMP, a firearm registered for the first time must be verified first — its description and class confirmed by an approved verifier; it is verified again only if modified or at the Registrar’s request. | Firearms Act s. 60; RCMP | |
| Inventory, valuation and insurance United States | The page said that federal reporting duties for theft or loss fall on licensees and that private citizens have no such federal duty. incorrect | For a registered NFA firearm the duty is not limited to licensees: whoever loses possession of it through theft or loss must report it to the ATF Director immediately upon discovery; for ordinary firearms, private citizens have no such federal duty. | 27 CFR § 479.141; 18 U.S.C. § 923(g)(6); 27 CFR § 478.39a | |
| Tracking NFA items United States | The page said, on its card for the bound-book guide, that the record has a 20-year retention. incorrect | The card now reads “its two deadlines and how long it is kept”; the record is kept until the business or licensed activity is discontinued. | 27 CFR § 478.129(e) | |
| Tracking NFA items United States | The page said that 26 U.S.C. § 5845(g) and (h) carve out antique and unserviceable firearms from the NFA classes. too broad | Antique firearms are excluded, as is a device — other than a machinegun or destructive device — officially found to be primarily a collector’s item; an unserviceable firearm, by contrast, is still an NFA firearm. | 26 U.S.C. § 5845(a), (g), (h) | |
| Keeping a range log Canada | The page said that on request from the chief firearms officer an approved club must describe a member’s or guest’s participation over the previous five years — without the condition that the person’s licence for restricted firearms is up for renewal. too broad | An approved club must supply that written description at the chief firearms officer’s request when the person’s licence for restricted firearms is up for renewal; no federal rule requires the shooter to keep a log of their own. | SOR/98-212 s. 15(1) | |
| Keeping a range log Canada | The page said that s. 28 lets the chief firearms officer approve the transfer of a restricted firearm for, among other purposes, a collection under s. 30 — without the handgun exception and without the handgun freeze. too broad | A collection counts only for a restricted firearm other than a handgun and only if the criteria of section 30 are met; for a handgun this does not lift the freeze, as a registration certificate for a handgun may not be issued to an individual. | Firearms Act ss. 28, 12.2 | |
| All your guns in one app. Firearms, air guns and airsoft alike. Canada | The page said that in Canada the club must be able to describe your participation over the previous five years on request from the chief firearms officer — without the condition of a pending licence renewal. too broad | An approved club must supply the written description at the chief firearms officer’s request when the person’s licence for restricted firearms is up for renewal; no federal rule requires the shooter to keep a log of their own. | SOR/98-212 s. 15(1) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The page said that 18 U.S.C. § 922(z) obliges only the dealer to hand over a secure gun storage or safety device with a handgun. too narrow | 18 U.S.C. § 922(z) obliges licensed dealers, manufacturers and importers to hand over a secure gun storage or safety device with a handgun — it does not oblige the owner to use it. | 18 U.S.C. § 922(z) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The page said that storage duties exist among others in CA, CT, HI, MA, OR and RI — Hawaii named without an official source. without a source | Hawaii is no longer named; storage duties exist only under state and local law (among others CA, CT, MA, OR, RI plus child-access-prevention laws). | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-10.5 (amtlicher Text nicht lesbar) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The page said that, in California, certification as a UL 1037 Residential Security Container was one of the two routes to the definition of a “gun safe” (Penal Code § 23650). incorrect | In California it is one of the two routes to the state’s minimum standard for gun safes (Cal. Penal Code §§ 16610, 23650; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 4100). | Cal. Penal Code §§ 16610, 23650; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, § 4100 | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z United States | The page said that the bound book is retained for the life of the license plus 20 years after a firearm leaves. incorrect | The record is kept until the business or licensed activity is discontinued — there is no fixed number of years. | 27 CFR § 478.129(e) | |
| Glossary: firearms law from A to Z Canada | The page said that grandfathering covers automatic firearms continuously registered since 1 January 1978 or 1 October 1992 and handguns registered before 1 December 1998. incorrect | Covered are automatic firearms possessed on 1 January 1978, converted automatic firearms possessed on 1 August 1992 and handguns registered on 1 December 1998, each with a registration certificate held continuously since 1 December 1998. | Firearms Act s. 12(2), (3) | |
| Firearms law in the United States at a glance United States | The page said that storage duties exist only at state level. incorrect | Storage duties exist only under state and local law — the law of your state governs. | 18 U.S.C. § 922(z) |
Corrections in other languages #
Each language version of the website keeps its own log, with the statements exactly as they appeared on its pages.
| Language | Entries | Latest correction |
|---|---|---|
| German | 119 | |
| Polish | 50 | |
| Czech | 61 | |
| Italian | 65 | |
| Finnish | 67 | |
| Estonian | 61 | |
| Lithuanian | 47 | |
| French (Canada) | 31 | |
| French (France) | 4 |