Gun Rights

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino isn’t ruling out the possibility of a national ban on handguns in Canada, saying the federal government is leaving “all options on the table.”

In an interview on CTV’s Question Period, Mendicino said Ottawa’s newly introduced gun-control bill is a “step in the right direction” to mitigate gun violence across the country but it won’t eliminate the problem all together.

“Bill C-21, while it is a significant stride and the most ambitious in a generation, by itself, will not eradicate gun violence. We have to invest in our police, we have to make sure that we are protecting our borders, we have to introduce smart gun policy and we also have to make sure that we are addressing gun crime at its root cause,” he said.

Does the federal government's new firearms legislation target legal gun owners?

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— CTV Question Period (@ctvqp) June 5, 2022

The Liberals’ new gun control bill, C-21, doesn’t even need to be passed into law to achieve its desired ends. That’s because Liberal firearms policy is not about reducing crime, but firing up the party’s left-wing base and forcing Conservatives to take a stand against gun control. It’s preformative political theatre at its finest.

We’ve heard a lot about crassly opportunistic politicians exploiting low-info voters. I wonder how many of Canada’s urbanites would be surprised to realize that this time, that means them.

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino spent much of the past week on the road, promoting his government’s new gun control bill to Canadians just as Canadians witnessed another wave of mass shootings south of the border.

But for all the attention being paid to proposed measures that would freeze handgun ownership in this country, ban the sale of long-gun magazines that hold more than five rounds and implement a mandatory buyback of assault-style weapons, there’s growing concern that the Canada-U.S. border is no barrier to gangs smuggling guns into this country.

It’s a bad law made by stupid people who should never have been elected. If you voted Liberal or NDP go fuck yourself.

With few constraints, Justin Trudeau has turned Canada into a laboratory for left-wing policies.

There is little reason why Canada should feature in National Review or deserve journalistic treatment anywhere, except as a joke. It’s a nation without a purpose for its existence and a void in place of a national character. Whereas America is defined by its political freedom, Britain by its rich cultural and political history, Australia by its frontier spirit, and New Zealand by its unique Anglo-Maori culture, Canada is the only Western, anglophone, liberal democracy with absolutely nothing else about it. This lack of national identity — or, as its prime minister, Justin Trudeau, describes it, “post-national” — makes it dull, uninteresting, and unworthy of respect. Ask Canadian citizens what their country means to the world, and they’ll genuinely struggle to give you an answer. As a citizen of Canada myself, I readily conclude that there is none.

The Liberals’ slow-motion confiscation of all handguns in the country – which is what Monday’s announcement of a freeze on handgun sales is really all about – will do nothing to reduce violent crime in Canada.

How could it?

Trudeau’s Gun Ban Would Have ‘No Chance’ Under U.S. Constitution: Expert

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new proposed gun restrictions have raised concerns that similar measures could be pushed in the U.S., but these types of reform would be barred under the U.S. Constitution, according to one expert.

The U.S. gun control debate was again pushed to the forefront last week following the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Trudeau’s proposed measures, which would place a national ban on handgun sales if passed by the Canadian parliament, have drawn strong criticism from U.S. conservatives who worry that similar measures could be introduced in America.

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Trudeau is blasted for handgun ban in wake of Texas massacre as critics say most crimes in Canada are committed with illegal weapons smuggled in from USA

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing backlash over his calls to implement a ‘national freeze’ on handgun ownership in his country in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Critics claim his new proposed ban will do nothing to protect citizens as many guns ‘are already illegal’ and the ‘freeze’ doesn’t tackle the ‘root cause’ of the crime problem, which is gun smuggling.

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On gun reform, neighboring Canada takes a different tack

The Canadian government’s swift push this week for tough new limits on firearms is adding fuel to the fierce debate over gun reform south of the border in the United States, where last week’s shooting massacre at a Texas elementary school has sparked Congress’s latest effort to curb endemic gun violence — and triggered new questions about why U.S. policymakers have been so ineffective at doing so.

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“Dystopian future”: Republicans cry “communism” after Canada cracks down on guns after mass shooting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a new proposal cracking down on “military-style assault weapons” and handgun sales, triggering alarm among Republicans in the U.S. who have resisted any gun restrictions in the wake of deadly mass shootings.

Trudeau announced a mandatory buyback program targeting assault weapons and new regulations that will ban sales and imports of handguns. The legislation is expected to pass.

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Tucker Carlson SLAMS “Canada’s Botox dictator” Justin Trudeau for using the tragedy in Uvalde to take away Canadians’ firearms rights. pic.twitter.com/djXLqUm5Mv

— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 1, 2022

Glocks are sold out at my supplier right now. I have one Glock 17 GEN five left. $850 shipped. pic.twitter.com/WrBQwTO2NJ

— Htech Firearms 💎 (@HtechFirearms) May 31, 2022

Twitchy – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau putting forward a national freeze on gun ownership

You can exchange the PMs from Canada and Cuba and nobody will notice😎

— Terry Cullum (@TerryCullum) May 30, 2022

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

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

… Though a national ban is not anticipated in the bill, the government could take steps in that direction by phasing out handgun ownership with a cap on the number of firearm licences, outlawing the importation and manufacture of new handguns, or enacting tougher storage rules.

Tougher bail rules, sentences for gun violence in Canada ‘certainly an option’: minister

Justice Minister David Lametti says imposing tougher bail conditions and longer sentences for gun violence in Canada is “certainly an option” as the government eyes further reform to firearms laws.

At the same time, he suggested helping provinces and territories ban handguns remains a “top” priority.