{"id":22708,"date":"2022-05-31T07:01:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=22708"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:01:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T07:01:59","slug":"handguns-canada-proposes-complete-freeze-on-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/05\/31\/handguns-canada-proposes-complete-freeze-on-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Handguns: Canada proposes complete freeze on ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canada should introduce a total ban on the buying and selling of all handguns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His government is proposing a new law that would freeze private ownership of all short-barrelled firearms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The legislation would not ban the ownership of handguns outright – but would make it illegal to buy them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Trudeau’s proposal comes days after a deadly shooting at a Texas primary school, in the neighbouring US, killed 21 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The bill, which was presented to Canada’s parliament on Monday, makes it impossible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives,” Mr Trudeau told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“As we see gun violence continue to rise, it is our duty to keep taking action,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It marks the most ambitious attempt yet by his government to restrict access to firearms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The bill would also require rifle magazines to be reconfigured so they can hold no more than five rounds at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And it would take away firearms licences from gun owners involved in domestic violence or criminal harassment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Unlike in the US, gun ownership is not enshrined in Canada’s constitution, but firearms are still popular, especially in rural parts of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Canada already has stricter rules on gun ownership than its southern neighbour and records fewer firearm incidents every year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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For example, all guns must be kept locked and unloaded and anyone wishing to buy a firearm must undergo extensive background checks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But there have been calls in recent years to tighten gun legislation there even further, especially following a number of deadly shootings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In April 2020, a gunman posing as a police officer killed 22 people during a shooting spree in Nova Scotia – the deadliest in Canada’s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Within days, Mr Trudeau announced an\u00a0immediate ban on 1,500 different kinds of military-grade and assault-style weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The new bill would effectively limit the number of legally-owned handguns in Canada to present levels.<\/p>\n

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