As restricted gun ownership increases by 800%, murder rate remains stable over last decade

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government announced they are banning 1,500 different makes and models of what he called “military-style” and “assault-style” guns in Canada, in addition to other broad classifications which appears to unintentionally include most hunting shotguns.

Trudeau said: “These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only … to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time.”

He said hunters do not need “military-style” weapons.

“You don’t need an AR-15 to bring down a deer,” he said.

The ban came into effect immediately and was ordered by the cabinet without any bill or debate in Parliament.

The ban was brought in just days after Canada’s worst mass murder after Gabriel Wortman shot 13 people to death in Nova Scotia. He killed another nine in fires.

But the ban has created mass confusion on what and what isn’t banned, especially amongst duck hunters over the size of their shotguns.

Two Canadian firearms groups are warning that up to 2 million commonly-used hunting shotguns are now illegal.

The Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights (CCFR) will launch the legal action arguing under section 7 of the Charter of Rights to “life, liberty and security of the person” the prohibition is “fundamentally unjust” because it deprives people of their property.

In response to the federal order, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province will look at appointing its own firearms officer.

… more to come

Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard

dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com

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