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Canada to ban handgun imports, minister
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MONTREAL, 06 August 2022, (TON): Canada announced it will ban the import of handguns beginning on August 19, as part of a wider proposed freeze in the wake of high-profile mass shootings in the United States.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told “such guns have one purpose and one purpose only and that is to kill people.”
Global Affairs Canada added in a statement that the ban for businesses and individuals was a temporary measure, set to “last until the national freeze comes into force,” which is expected to happen by the fall.
The announcement was welcomed by arms control group PolySeSouvient, which called it an important and innovative measure that will undoubtedly slow the expansion of the Canadian handgun market pending the passage of the handgun freeze.
Experts remain skeptical about the effectiveness of gun control measures taken by Ottawa, pointing to the smuggling of guns from the neighboring United States as the real problem.
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