Gun Control
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Montreal mayor backs Polytechnique survivors’ call for complete assault weapon banPolySeSouvient 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.CanadaNov 19
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Canada Post can ship prohibited firearms in gun buyback programAn order in council dated Oct. 16 allows for prohibited assault-style firearms to be removed from safes, transported and ultimately destroyed.CanadaOct 25
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U.S. gun violence declared a public health emergency. What to knowThe 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. NewsJun 25
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U.S. Supreme Court ditches ban on bump stocksBump 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. NewsJun 14
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing armed teachers, angering protestersIf 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. NewsApr 23
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Biden administration moves to close loophole on background checks for gun purchasesThe 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. NewsApr 11
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‘No one will lay a finger on your firearms’ in 2nd term, Trump tells NRATrump pledged to continue to protect gun owners' rights in a speech to the National Rifle Association as he seeks their support in the Republican presidential primary.U.S. NewsFeb 9
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NRA leader Wayne LaPierre resigns ahead of New York corruption trialLaPierre, the group's chief executive since 1991, steps down as a corruption trial against the NRA is due to begin in New York Supreme Court on Monday.U.S. NewsJan 5
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Liberal gun control bill is now law. What happens now?The long-promised Liberal gun control bill, which includes a formal definition of and ban on 'assault-style weapons' has received approval from the Senate and will become law.CanadaDec 15, 2023
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Pass gun bill without delay, father of Ontario shooting victim tells senatorsThe father of a woman who was fatally shot in October by her former partner is urging senators to pass a federal gun-control bill without delay.CanadaDec 6, 2023
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