With the passage of Bill C-21 in the House of Commons, Canada will soon see what Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino calls “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.”
The legislation, known as “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments,” proposes a series of amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code, Firearms Act, and other federal
legislation in order to fulfill the Liberal government’s commitments on gun control.
Bill C-21 will enact a ban on so-called “assault-style” firearms, as well as increase penalties for firearms trafficking, introduce measures to curb homemade “ghost guns,” and cement restrictions on handguns into law….
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