OTTAWA — Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles.
The federal government outlawed a wide range of rifles last Friday, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.
The ban covers some 1,500 models and variants of what the government considers assault-style firearms, meaning they cannot be legally used, sold or imported, starting immediately.
Heidi Rathjen of the group PolySeSouvient welcomes the move as a temporary measure, but she says a permanent ban requires comprehensive legislative reform of the classification system spelled out in the Criminal Code.
Otherwise, a manufacturer could simply design a new rifle that circumvents the federal regulations, or a future government could repeal them with the stroke of a pen.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government plans to introduce legislation that will create a new evergreen framework for classification to ensure federal intentions can’t be easily overridden.
I agree with you both shawn and Martin, I am a proud patriot of Canada, and feel like I am becoming the minority in my own country. Very sad.
A government change can’t come soon enough. Totally have had enough with Trudeau. We need this reversed asap…
Why are natives exempt from the latest gun ban , it says they need those guns for hunting
Martin Verdecchia because it would be racist for them to have to follow the same laws as real Canadians. 🤔
Derek Lendrum I’m sorry, ‘real Canadians’ what does that mean?
Kim Pickard People who call themselves Canadians, put Canada and Canadians first for the betterment of all. 🤔
He’s clueless and none of his firearms policies make sense. He should listen to the experts, like the Chiefs of police.
Michael Bizier if he did that handguns get %100 banned
Robert Nevitt if he did that he’d support law enforcement, border control and mental health support.
If they want to ban the max amount of guns I wish they would just say it. Many of the ones they have banned do not meet military specifications, were actually designed specifically for sport shooting and hunting (10 & 12 gauge shot gun). There are guns that have similar rates of fire, calibre and same round capacity but just look different that aren’t banned. And FYI…item z.118 of the banned list is bb gun that is either air or electric powered, fires 6mm pellets at up to 420 feet per second. So while I’m glad I can finally take my sons bb gun away from him, I’m disappointed he’s now a criminal for having an illegal weapon.
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