KYIV. UkraineGate , 31 May , 2022 | World News.
The Canadian government has introduced a law to introduce a “national freeze” on the sale and purchase of short-barreled weapons as part of a gun control package, which also imposes a ban on certain toy-like toys .
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New legislation reviving some of the measures that were postponed due to last year’s election was introduced on May 30, just a week after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a school in Yuwald, Texas.
The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau told reporters that new measures are needed as violence with firearms increases. “It is enough for us to look south of the border to understand that if we do not act decisively and quickly, the situation will get worse and worse, and it will be harder to resist,” he said.
Legislation on freezing firearms will include exceptions, including for those who shoot as a sport, Olympic athletes and security guards. Canadians who already have guns will be allowed to keep them.
The proposed legislation will not allow those who are covered by a security warrant or who are involved in domestic violence or harassment to obtain or possess a firearms license.
It will also require the constant modification of long-barreled magazines so that they can never hold more than five rounds, and will prohibit the sale and transfer of large-capacity magazines.
New laws also ban some toys that look like real weapons, such as airsoft rifles.
Authorities do not expect an influx of people to buy firearms on the eve of the frost, in part because it is already heavily regulated, the official said at a briefing.
Addition
Canada banned the sale and use of about 1,500 assault weapons, such as the AR-15 rifle, two years ago after a mass shooting in Portapico, Nova Scotia.
Yes, Canada has tougher gun laws than the United States. But while the rate of homicides using firearms is less than one-fifth that of the United States, it is higher than in other rich countries and continues to rise.
In 2020, it was five times higher than in Australia. According to the Statistical Office of Canada, this figure in 2020 and 2017 was the highest in the country since at least 1997.
Source: Ukrgate
