Twitchy – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau putting forward a national freeze on gun ownership
Telegraph UK – Canada plans to freeze handgun sales in wake of US school shooting
The move is intended to tackle rising levels of gun crime, but critics say the key issue is guns that are illegally smuggled from the US
Politico – Invoking Uvalde, Trudeau out to freeze handgun sales
“We need only look south of the border to know that if we do not take action, firmly and rapidly, it gets worse,” the prime minister said as he introduced new measures.
BBC – Handguns: Canada proposes complete freeze on ownership
The legislation would not ban the ownership of handguns outright – but would make it illegal to buy them.
Guardian – Canada plans complete freeze on handgun ownership
Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, said Canada was “very different from the United States”. “In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right,” he said. “This is a principle that differentiates ourselves from many other countries in the world, notably our colleagues and friends to the south. In Canada, guns are only intended to be used for hunting and sport purposes.”
The Times – Canada to freeze handgun sales after Texas shooting
Rod Giltaca, the head of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, called the handgun freeze “absurd”.
NYPost – Canada moves to ban sale of handguns in sweeping bill introduced after Uvalde shooting
… Under the law, US gun smugglers would be hit with stronger criminal penalties and authorities would have more resources to crack down on guns making their way across the border.
NYT – Canada Plans to Ban Handgun Sales and Possession of Assault Weapons
“We have a responsibility to act to prevent more tragedies,” Prime Minister Trudeau said as he proposed tightening the country’s already stringent control of firearms.
Breitbart – Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Freezes Handgun Sales, Purchases
Trudeau opined, “Gun violence is a complex problem, but at the end of the day the math is really quite simple: The fewer the guns in our communities, the safer everyone will be.”
Breitbart News reported that Chicago had a handgun ban from 1982 til 2010. During that time, homicide numbers skyrocketed as only criminals had guns.
Think the government is going to target gun smuggling on Indian reserves?
Last time I checked there were few gangsta’s lining up to purchase registered firearms.
3D printer sales will skyrocket.
During the Conservative leadership debate on May 11, Pierre Poilievre took the moderator to task for not mentioning an eco-terrorist attack on a pipeline project in British Columbia when listing recent attacks on critical infrastructure.
