The legislation means that as of Friday, licensed gun owners will no longer be allowed to sell, transport, import or use these types of weapons in the country.
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READ MORE: Half of Canadians in cities support full ban on firearmsįull details on which guns are covered by the ban are listed here in the Canada Gazette. The legislation also targets the Ruger Mini-14 used in the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal Que., in 1989, as well as the M14 used to kill three RCMP officers in Moncton, N.B. The ban covers several broad rifle models, including the AR-15 family of rifles used in Sandy Hook, Conn., Parkland, Fl., Las Vegas, Nev., and many of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada." “When that information becomes publicly available, Canadians will understand the relevance of the measures that we have taken today in the prohibition of military-style weapons to the tragedy in Nova Scotia,” Blair said. He said the Liberal government is also planning to introduce so-called “red flag” laws to remove firearms from individuals who are involved in domestic violence. The RCMP did not respond to questions Saturday about whether there were plans to release more information about the firearms and how they were obtained.īlair told Global News’ The West Block the ban on military-style weapons was necessary following the tragedy in Nova Scotia. shooting victims ‘struggling’ after tragedy “What I can say is that there was what could be considered a weapon that could be described that way,” Campbell said, adding that further ballistics testing was being conducted. RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell told reporters on Tuesday that one of the weapons “could be described” as a military-style assault rifle.