Justin Trudeau introduces strict gun control on handguns in Canada

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https://www.axios.com/2022/05/30/justin-trudeau-gun-control-handguns-canada

@dallysingh101 @justasking

10 hours ago - World

Justin Trudeau introduces strict gun control on handguns in Canada

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to freeze the sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada, he told reporters today.

The big picture: This isn't a full ban, but it will significantly restrict the number of handguns in circulation, CBC reports.

• "In other words, we're capping the market for handguns," he said at a press conference.
• "Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives."

Between the lines: Canada has stricter gun laws than the U.S., and it does not guarantee a constitutional right to bear arms.

New rules were proposed in Canada's Parliament today that include, CBC reports:

• Limits on the size of magazines
• Harsher criminal penalties for trafficking guns
• A "red flag" gun control law
• Stripping firearm licenses from people involved with domestic violence

Flashback: Trudeau introduced rules banning the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles in 2020, after a mass shooting spree in Nova Scotia.

• In March of 2022, Canada said it would add another year to an "amnesty" period while officials set up mandatory buyback programs, CBC reports.

[dallysingh101]

I can see this causing serious issues. I hope Jagmeet doesn't jump on the bandwagon. 

I can understand a ban on weapons like the AR15, but a wider ban will only make certain pro-weapons people even more anti-establishment. 

[MisterrSingh]

What a gandhu.

[dallysingh101]

Waits for Jagmeet Singh to jump in with an anti-shastar stance.....

[dallysingh101]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is blasted for handgun ban in wake of Texas massacre as critics say most crimes in Canada are committed with illegal weapons smuggled in from AMERICA

• Justin Trudeau, 50, faced harsh criticism for his gun ban after critics claim the majority of illegal weapons in the country are smuggled in from the US 
• The PM announced the change after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas 
• 'Today’s announcement fails to focus on the root cause of gun violence in our cities: Illegal guns smuggled into Canada by criminal gangs,' a critic snapped
• Toronto Police reported in 2020 that 85 percent of guns confiscated could be traced back the US and Border Patrol also confiscated hundreds of guns a year 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10871517/Trudeau-blasted-handgun-ban-critics-say-crimes-committed-illegal-weapons-US.html