Gun Law

• Pass gun bill without delay, father of Ontario shooting victim tells senators

  The 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.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
  
• U.S. President Joe Biden signs landmark gun safety bill: ‘Lives will be saved’

  U.S. President Joe Biden said the bipartisan gun bill doesn't do everything he wants, but it includes actions he has long called for that "are going to save lives."

  World

  Jun 25, 2022
  
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• U.S. gun safety bill still on track after Republican walks out on talks, Democrats say

  Despite lead Republican negotiator John Cornyn walking out, other senators said the talks were close to reaching agreement and legislative text for a bill could emerge soon.

  World

  Jun 16, 2022
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• Here’s what’s in the U.S. bipartisan gun deal, including a few surprises

  The outline of the U.S. bipartisan Senate agreement to enforce gun control propose measures that make it harder for young people, or people considered threatening, to have weapons

  World

  Jun 13, 2022
• ‘They’re only talk’: Surrey group wants gang crime front and centre in federal election

  Days after yet another Surrey shooting, Wake Up Surrey has launched a seven-point public safety platform and is calling on all parties to adopt it.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2019
• McConnell says gun background checks will be ‘front and center’ in fall

  “Background checks and red flags will probably lead the discussion,” McConnell told WHAS-AM in Louisville. He noted “there’s a lot of support” publicly for background checks.

  World

  Aug 8, 2019
• François Legault says no changes to Quebec gun registry despite call for better screening

  The head of the Quebec City mosque where six men were killed in a shooting almost two years ago wants the province to tighten up controls over who has access to firearms.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2019