Assault Weapon Ban

• 10 days before Colorado shooting, a local assault weapon ban was blocked in court

  The ruling on the National Rifle Association-backed lawsuit challenging the ban came under a Colorado law that bars local officials from making their own gun laws.

  World

  Mar 23, 2021
  
• Recent Liberal announcements seem like little more than political distractions

  Given the current public mood, it’s fair to ask whether the Liberal government is trying to distract voters from its pandemic response, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  Feb 20, 2021
  
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• Canada’s gun ban has some owners confused, angry. Here’s what we know about the rules

  Ottawa says it has banned assault weapons. Here's why the gun ban has some owners frustrated.

  Canada

  May 28, 2020
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• Tories are lining up to condemn Trudeau’s assault weapon ban — and it’s a trap

  Mike Smyth says the gun ban is a perfect political wedge issue for Justin Trudeau's governing Liberals to use against the Tories.

  Commentary

  May 5, 2020
• ‘Assault weapon’ ban might be popular, but that’s no guarantee it will accomplish much

  The 'assault weapon' ban is probably a political winner for the federal Liberals, but good politics doesn’t automatically equate to good policy, Rob Breakenridge says.

  Commentary

  May 2, 2020
• Gun lobby groups got top-level meetings as feds readied roll out of assault weapon ban

  There are reports the government is considering making a buyback program voluntary.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
• ‘Enough is enough’: Feds unveil ban on 1,500 ‘assault-style’ firearms

  There will be a two-year amnesty period and an eventual buyback program.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
• Blair recommending ban on ‘assault-style’ firearms, letting cities enact extra rules

  "I think there are measures we can take to make those guns just generally unacceptable and inaccessible," said Bill Blair on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2019
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• Liberals set to tighten gun control laws

  The Liberal government is planning to introduce long-promised legislation as early as Tuesday to strengthen controls on the sale, licensing and tracing of guns.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2018
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• 69% of Canadians support outright ban on guns in urban areas: poll

  Sixty-nine per cent of those surveyed agreed with the statement "I think that there should be a strict ban on guns in urban areas."

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2017