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BlueWavePsych

(3,056 posts)
Fri Feb 19, 2021, 12:40 PM Feb 2021

Canada expected to pass sweeping gun legislation that includes banning handguns

Canada is expected to pass sweeping gun reform legislation, including a measure that allows municipalities to ban handguns.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the new measures on Tuesday, a sweeping package that builds on a ban of more than 1,500 assault-style firearms.

Trudeau said at a news conference on Tuesday that the country would move forward with a buyback program “in the coming months.”

The proposals include the Canadian government supporting municipalities that restrict storage and transportation of handguns within their boundaries. Breaching these bylaws would carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a possible revocation.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/539098-canada-expected-to-pass-sweeping-gun-legislation-including

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Canada expected to pass sweeping gun legislation that includes banning handguns (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Feb 2021 OP
Who knew Canada was gonna come for our guns?😳 LakeArenal Feb 2021 #1
Allows municipalities to ban handguns, not a sweeping ban Bev54 Feb 2021 #2
It's already difficult to get a handgun in Canada Bobstandard Feb 2021 #3

Bobstandard

(1,661 posts)
3. It's already difficult to get a handgun in Canada
Fri Feb 19, 2021, 01:55 PM
Feb 2021

You have to take a series of in-person classes to get a permit. Nobody complains

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