If passed, residents would no longer be able to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns in the country.
The Canadian government on Monday introduced a new law that, if passed, would implement a “national freeze” on buying, importing, transferring and selling handguns. This is the latest in a series of steps that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken to restrict the sale of firearms since 22 persons were killed in Nova Scotia province in 2020 after a gunman went on a shooting spree. After the attack, the government had banned 1,500 types of military-grade and assault-style firearms.
