The Saskatchewan legislative assembly passed new firearms legislation today that aims to put roadblocks in place when Ottawa starts a program to buy back banned guns. The legislation passed unanimously in assembly, receiving support from Saskatchewan Party government and Opposition NDP members. The bill requires RCMP, policing bodies or other agents to receive a licence […]
The federal Liberals are withdrawing an amendment to their guns bill that introduced a controversial new definition of an assault-style weapon. The amendment would have defined what kind of firearms should be banned in Canada and added dozens of new semi-automatic rifles and shotguns to the list. It caused an outcry in many parts of […]
The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control. The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring’s ban of many firearms, propose stricter storage provisions and target gun smuggling. The government outlawed a variety of firearms by cabinet order in May, saying they were built for […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the wraps off new federal gun control legislation. The cabinet order doesn’t forbid owning any of the 1,500 ‘military-style’ weapons and their variants, but it does ban the trade on them. Saying gun violence in Canada is increasing, Trudeau said they are closing the market for assault grade weapons […]
