Gun Control

• Ottawa to proceed with promised firearm classification review: minister

  The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not banning the semi-automatic SKS, which is commonly used in Indigenous communities.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2025
  
• Next phase of Ottawa’s gun buyback program to begin in Nova Scotia

  The federal government says it will begin a buyback of assault-style firearms from individual owners with a pilot project in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2025
  
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• Minister calls gun buyback ‘important’ after questioning it in leaked audio

  Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in the House of Commons that it was a 'good thing' his comments were caught on leaked audio obtained by Global News.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2025
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• Ottawa adds another 179 firearm types to prohibited weapons list

  The government says all current and future variants of the newly listed firearms are prohibited, whether or not they are named in regulations.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2025
• Montreal mayor backs Polytechnique survivors’ call for complete assault weapon ban

  PolySeSouvient estimates about 450 firearms need to be added to the list of banned weapons and it is urging the government to complete the task before the next federal election.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
• Canada Post can ship prohibited firearms in gun buyback program

  An order in council dated Oct. 16 allows for prohibited assault-style firearms to be removed from safes, transported and ultimately destroyed. 

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2024
• U.S. gun violence declared a public health emergency. What to know

  The advisory issued by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy came as the country grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass shootings.

  U.S. News

  Jun 25, 2024
• U.S. Supreme Court ditches ban on bump stocks

  Bump stocks allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The Trump White House banned them after the Las Vegas shooting but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the ban.

  U.S. News

  Jun 14, 2024
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• Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing armed teachers, angering protesters

  If the bill is signed into law, it would be the biggest expansion of gun access in the state since last year's deadly shooting at a private elementary school in Nashville.

  U.S. News

  Apr 23, 2024
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• Biden administration moves to close loophole on background checks for gun purchases

  The rule, which was finalized this week, makes clear that anyone who sells firearms predominantly to earn a profit must be federally licensed and conduct background checks.

  U.S. News

  Apr 11, 2024