You have commented 375 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Great White North
Canada's Justin Trudeau bans assault-style weapons after Nova Scotia shooting
2020-05-02
[NYP] Canada has banned assault-style weapons one week after the country’s worst-ever mass shooting left 22 people dead — plus the gunman.

Unemployed denture maker Gabriel Wortman was armed with two semi-automatic rifles and several semi-automatic pistols — and one of the guns was a military-style assault weapon, Royal Canadian Mounted Police say, according to the Guardian newspaper.

"These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada," he said.

"Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country."

Trudeau had pledged last week to push for tighter gun legislation, including a ban on assault-style weapons.

List of banned weapons found at this link.
Posted by:Besoeker

#25  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-05-02 19:43  

#24  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 19:08  

#23  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: illeagle   2020-05-02 18:57  

#22  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Frank G   2020-05-02 15:15  

#21  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Beavis   2020-05-02 14:53  

#20  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-02 14:07  

#19  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Silentbrick   2020-05-02 13:35  

#18  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2020-05-02 12:16  

#17  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 11:44  

#16  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 11:40  

#15  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-02 11:37  

#14  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 11:24  

#13  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-02 11:23  

#12  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-02 11:16  

#11  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 11:15  

#10  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-05-02 11:14  

#9  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: bbrewer126   2020-05-02 11:14  

#8  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-02 11:07  

#7  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-05-02 11:04  

#6  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-02 10:27  

#5  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Lex   2020-05-02 10:25  

#4  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-05-02 09:09  

#3  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-05-02 08:37  

#2  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-05-02 08:32  

#1  comments); ?>werwer
Posted by: AlanC   2020-05-02 08:18  

00:00