Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his government is trying to speed up the passage of his bill to impose a national freeze on the purchase, sale, transfer and import of handguns, while sport shooters are rushing to special shop and shooting club to legally obtain these weapons.
We have put in place regulations so that if it takes too long to pass this law, regulations will be made [être en vigueur] before thathe said Monday on the sideline of a conference with Chilean President Gabriel Boric in Ottawa.
These regulatory changes should take effect by the end of September, according to information provided to The Canadian Press by the office of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
While police forces and researchers doubt the impact of Bill C-21, and sports shooters feel unfairly targeted, Mr. instead reiterated. This Trudeau is a important proposal.
And we will continue to say that handguns, assault weapons need to be more stringent, he said. We need less in our communities to keep people safe.
He also maintained that his government was acting in all fields to combat armed violence.
His government prides itself on making investments across borders that have become possible almost double the number of trafficked weapons seized.
In an interview with The Canadian Press on Friday, Canadian Police Association vice president Yves Francoeur said the proportion of legally recovered firearms seized was minimaldespite calling Bill C-21 a not in the right direction.
According to Mr. Francoeur, who is also president of the Montreal Police Brotherhood, the problem these are illegal weapons […] and not legal weapons.
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Source: Radio-Canada