Modern-Rifles

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The federal government says they are looking to ban “assault rifles” and “military-style” guns across the country quickly – despite the fact they haven’t defined what constitutes one yet, or have been already banned since the 1970s.

At a Liberal cabinet retreat in Winnipeg this week, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the “military-style” rifle ban will come in the “near term.”

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Dave Naylor is News Editor & Calgary Bureau Chief of the Western Standard based in the Calgary Headquarters. He served as City Editor of the Calgary Sun & covered Alberta news for nearly 40 years.

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