Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Canada’s gun law reform bill does not target farmers or other rural gun owners who use them for leisure or to help keep animals away from their belongings.
Marco Mendicino met with community leaders Thursday in Regina at the city’s annual mayors conference. He said it was important for the federal government to implement gun policies that reflect the different experiences of Canadians.
Mr Mendicino also said he had spoken to recreational hunters and shooters to clarify that the bill introduced in Parliament this week was not intended for them.
The bill, due to be debated in Ottawa on Friday, called for a cessation of the buying, selling and trading of handguns as a way to tackle gun violence.
The reform will also require long-gun magazines to be permanently modified so that they cannot hold more than five rounds and ban the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines.
It will also give new wiretap powers to police to help stop gun traffic.
It targets gun violence, targets organized crime, targets domestic violence in conjunction with gunssaid Mr. Mendicino on Thursday.
It is important that we take care of it now. Canada is not immune to gun violenceHe added.
Source: Radio-Canada
