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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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."

"Most Canadians would be shocked to learn that most of the guns used in recent shootings in the United States are available for private ownership in Canada.”