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Washington, May 30 (EFE).- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday proposed a complete freeze on the sale and purchase of new firearms after an ...

“We will make sure that people involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment have their firearms licences taken away. Today, we’re proposing some of the strongest measures in Canadian history to keep guns out of our communities and build a safer future for everyone.” “Through this legislation, we will move forward with a national freeze on handgun ownership.

OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canadian government is hoping for speedy passage of new firearm-control measures meant to fight rising gun violence in Canada, in the ...

The report also finds the proportion of homicides involving a firearm rose to 37 percent in 2020 from 26 percent in 2013. The Statistics Canada report pointed to data gaps around gun violence, including whether the weapons were legally obtained. And gun violence accounted for less than three percent of all violent crime reported to police in 2020, according to Statistics Canada. Public opinion polling also sheds light on why the Liberals see gun control as a winning political issue. Biden visited Uvalde on Sunday and was met with demonstrators chanting at him to “do something” about gun violence. The tragedy prompted Trudeau to announce an immediate ban on 1,500 types of what his government calls “assault-style” weapons, including semi-automatic firearms designed to fire quickly.

Canada's government introduced legislation Monday to implement a "national freeze" on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package ...

This has led to tragic consequences," Justice Minister David Lametti told reporters. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Speaking alongside Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino confirmed the "imminent launch of the initial phase" of a program to buy back and compensate owners of such weapons. In 2020 it was five times Australia's rate. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said gun violence is getting worse in Canada and “we need only look south of the border to know that if we do not take action, ...

Witnesses told the RCMP after the shooting that Wortman would disassemble the firearms and roll them up in his truck’s tonneau cover to smuggle them across the border. The government said Monday that it plans to introduce a mandatory buyback program that would offer compensation to owners of the banned firearms. “Today’s announcement fails to focus on the root cause of gun violence in our cities: illegal guns smuggled into Canada by criminal gangs,” Raquel Dancho, the Conservative public safety critic, said in a tweet. “We need only look south of the border to know that if we do not take action, firmly and rapidly, it gets worse and worse and more difficult to counter.” The “freeze” envisioned by the proposed legislation is not a ban because people who already own them could continue to possess and use them. Nearly 60 percent of firearm-related violent crimes involve handguns, according to the national statistics agency.

It will be illegal to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in country, Justin Trudeau says.

The bill would create a new “red flag” law allowing courts to require that people considered a danger to themselves or others surrender their firearms to police. Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, said Canada was “very different from the United States”. “In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right,” he said. Trudeau said increased funding already helped border officials double the amount of smuggled guns confiscated at the US border. We cannot let the gun debate became so polarised that nothing gets done. We cannot let that happen in our country. Canada had already expanded background checks ahead of this total ban.

Canada's prime minister has introduced gun-control legislation that would freeze new handgun purchases, and introduce a mandatory buyback program for some ...

Updated May 30, 2022 at 8:22 PM ET. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government introduced legislation Monday that would put a freeze on importing, ...

"This is a concrete and real national measure to long way toward keeping Canadians safe," Trudeau said. The bill would create a new "red flag" law allowing courts to require that people considered a danger to themselves or others surrender their firearms to police. Trudeau said increased funding already helped border officials double the amount of smuggled guns confiscated at the U.S. border. In Canada, guns are only intended to be used for hunting and sport purposes." "This is a principal that differentiates ourselves from many other countries in the world, notably our colleagues and friends to the south. It already expanded background checks.