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Ottawa,
May
31:
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Justin
Trudeau
introduced
new
legislation
on
Monday
to
tighten
gun
control
laws.
The
new
bill,
expected
to
go
into
force
this
fall
after
being
passed
by
Parliament,
puts
a
national
freeze
on
handguns.
Once
enacted,
the
bill
would
make
it
illegal
for
Canadians
to
buy,
sell,
transfer
or
import
handguns
anywhere
in
Canada,
Trudeau
said.
In
case
you
missed
it:
We
introduced
legislation
earlier
today
that,
if
passed
in
Parliament,
will
further
strengthen
Canada’s
gun
control
laws.
For
more
on
what
that
means
and
why
we’re
taking
these
steps,
watch
this
video
and
click
this
link:
https://t.co/BYcdjI2mHe
pic.twitter.com/2slVfkm6gY—
Justin
Trudeau
(@JustinTrudeau)
May
31,
2022
Families
of
shooting
victims
in
Canada
joined
Trudeau
at
the
press
conference
in
the
capital
city
of
Ottawa
as
he
announced
the
new
measures.
“We
are
capping
the
number
of
handguns
in
the
country,”
Trudeau
said.
He
added
that
if
someone
really
wanted
to
keep
their
assault
weapon,
it
would
have
to
be
completely
inoperable.
Canada
has
already
banned
over
1,500
types
of
military-style
assault
firearms
and
expanded
background
checks
to
keep
guns
out
of
the
wrong
hands.
New
bill
imposes
greater
fines
for
criminal
wrongdoing
Public
Safety
Minister
Bill
Blair
said
guns
are
often
smuggled
into
the
country
from
the
United
States.
The
new
legislation
would
fight
smuggling
and
trafficking
by
increasing
criminal
penalties
and
strengthen
border
measures.
The
bill
would
also
take
away
firearms
from
people
involved
in
acts
of
domestic
violence
or
criminal
harassment,
such
as
stalking.
Canada
announced
new
measures
as
the
US
debates
stricter
gun
control
laws
in
the
wake
of
mass
shootings
at
a
grocery
store
in
Buffalo
city,
New
York,
and
an
elementary
school
in
Uvalde,
Texas.
Source: DW
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