Posted on 10/21/2022 11:23:47 AM PDT by karpov
Fewer guns mean safer communities. That’s why the Government of Canada is implementing some of the strongest gun control measures in a generation. Handguns are the weapon of choice in most firearm-related crimes, which is why limiting the number of handguns is a critical part of our plan to protect Canadians from gun violence.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns comes into effect. From now on, people cannot buy, sell, or transfer handguns within Canada, and they cannot bring newly acquired handguns into the country.
A national handgun freeze was first announced alongside Bill C-21, the strongest gun control measures in over 40 years, in May 2022. While the bill continues to be debated in Parliament, we are taking immediate action through regulations to keep Canadians safe.
The national handgun freeze is part of the government’s comprehensive plan to tackle gun violence. We have already banned over 1,500 types of assault-style firearms and have strengthened our gun control laws to expand background checks. Bill C-21 proposes further measures to keep guns out of the wrong hands like revoking the firearms licences of those involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment, continuing to fight gun smuggling and trafficking, and providing law enforcement more tools to investigate firearms crimes.
One life taken by gun violence is one too many. We will continue to work with provinces, territories, Indigenous communities, and municipalities to keep Canadians safe. We will continue to do whatever it takes to keep guns out of our communities and build a safer country, for everyone.
Quotes “Canadians have the right to feel safe in their homes, in their schools, and in their places of worship. With handgun violence increasing across Canada, it is our duty to take urgent action to remove these deadly weapons from our communities. Today, we’re keeping more guns out of our communities, and keeping our kids safe.”
The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada “Our government is taking Canada’s most significant action on gun violence in a generation. We made a commitment to Canadians that we would act – and we are. The national freeze will tackle the alarming role of handguns in crime, gender-based violence, and more. We are using all tools at our disposal to fight gun violence and will not rest until all Canadians feel safe in their communities.”
The Hon. Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety
Quick Facts Handguns were used in 59 per cent of violent crime involving firearms between 2009 and 2020, and there are 70 per cent more handguns in Canada today than in 2010.
There were over 3,500 reported thefts of firearms in 2018.
One in three women and girls killed by an abuser is murdered with a gun.
Applications submitted before October 21, 2022, to buy, sell, or transfer a handgun within Canada will continue to be processed.
Limited exemptions to the national handgun freeze will apply. For example, high-performance sports shooting athletes and those who carry handguns as part of their lawful profession will be exempted, as well as authorized businesses such as gunsmiths, the film industry, or museums, per their licence conditions.
The temporary ban on the importation of handguns into Canada that took effect on August 19, 2022, remains in place.
Under Canada’s temporary import ban, authorized businesses and individuals can only import handguns for personal use, sale, or transfer if the end use meets the exemptions and conditions listed above and set out in detail in the Notice to Importers No. 1090.
Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested almost $1 billion to address gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of gangs and criminals, including supporting work to crack down on gun smuggling at our border. These investments are already making a difference. Last year, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a record number of gun seizures at the border.
Not true. There are many rural communities in the U.S. where virtually everyone has gun; places where there are more guns than people, but have very low murder rates.
Invest in hunting knife manufactures.
They want to put gun manufacturers out of business, and
that’s all this is.
Ping
I guess one life saved with a gun doesn’t matter.
Machine shop.
They will be just like Americans. They will silently surrender. Both will blog with anger.
I was just about to say that I’m getting old and can’t remember all the smuggling routes, but I am sure that somebody out there can point me in the right direction.
***One in three women and girls killed by an abuser is murdered with a gun. ***
So, what killed the other two of the three? Are they less dead because they were not shot?
Weren’t drones being used to smuggle guns into Canada not long ago?
We have already banned over 1,500 types of assault-style firearms
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Is there a list?
1500 types?
A list that large probably includes Cuban, N Korean, Chinese, Russian ‘types’.
OOPS. Those are ‘Freedom Arms”.
I just lost a working companion I have known for over 40 years. We hired in at the local power plant on the same day.
His name was Nelson Amos.
According to reports someone reported shots being fired on on the Amos property, and a police deputy was sent to investigate.
Hunting season is upon us and lots of people are sighting in firearms on their own land.
The deputy found Nelson driving a tractor and “brandishing” a handgun so he was shot dead.
Problem is, he only had one usable hand, the other being tore up in a horseback roping accident several years ago.
We are still trying to find out what ACTUALLY happened.
Yes, and probably still are.
Unless something has changed recently, Canucks can get Chinese rifles that Americans can’t get. The 7.62x39 version of the M1A, for instance.
Better start building a wall on our Northern border. Won’t surprise me to start seeing refugees heading south from their dictator’s “commie paradise”.
One life saved by shutting down the country, arresting your truckers, forcing experimental material … is worth it even if we kill hundreds.
Anybody here surprised?
Just as I thought. No one.
No word on whether violent criminals are marching to their local police station to give up their guns.
Glad to see you included Trudeau’s daddy.
I don’t think that’s being made anymore.
Hi Canada!! GO F yourself!
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