Canada Handgun Ban
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Canadian ban on importing handguns will kick in this month, says ministerUsing regulations for the restriction will not require a vote in Parliament, which is currently on a summer break until the end of September.CanadaAug 5, 2022
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New firearm legislation not ‘fool-proof’ end to gun violence: MendicinoPublic safety minister urged MPs to swiftly pass a new firearm legislation that seeks to put a nationwide freeze on handguns, but said it won't solve all of Canada's gun problems.CanadaJun 1, 2022
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Gun control advocates applaud Ottawa’s handgun freeze, but some owners are angryAdvocates welcomed the national freeze on handgun sales and transfers as well as curbs on domestic abusers owning or purchasing guns, but others call it political theatre.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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Ottawa is moving to freeze handgun sales nationwide. Here’s what that meansThe move is among several firearm-control measures in the new Bill C-21, which also targets gun smuggling and trafficking as well as domestic abusers who own firearms.CanadaMay 30, 2022
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Canada introduces new firearm regulations to ensure gun buyers have valid licenceIn addition, the legislation expands background checks that would determine eligibility for a firearms licence to a person's entire life, not just the last five years.CanadaMay 11, 2022
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Canada needs countrywide handgun ban, advocates tell federal ministerOttawa must abandon plans to allow provinces to ban handguns as regional measures will lead to a disastrous patchwork across Canada, advocates say.CanadaApr 21, 2022
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Ottawa, Quebec urged to ban handguns nationally ahead of 2017 mosque shooting anniversaryThe leadership of the Quebec City Islamic centre where six people were killed asked the federal government to abandon its idea of making a handgun ban a provincial decision.CanadaJan 27, 2022
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Trudeau says he won’t let provincial resistance scuttle municipal handgun bansIn an interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau also defended his government's intention to allow handgun prohibition on a city-by-city basis rather than enacting a sweeping federal ban.CanadaDec 21, 2019
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