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Canada announced this Friday that it will ban imports Firearms since August 19 in an attempt to curb armed violence in the country.
These weapons “have only one purpose – to kill people,” Public Security Minister Marco Mendicino said at a press conference.
The government added in a statement that the ban on individuals and businesses is a temporary measure that will “be in effect until a nationwide moratorium comes into effect,” which is expected to happen in the fall.
PolySeSouvient, a group representing survivors and families of victims of gun violence, welcomed what it called “an important and groundbreaking measure that will undoubtedly delay the expansion of the Canadian firearms market until billabout freezing.
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From my side, Canadian Gun Rights Coalition The CCFR called the move “another abuse of procedure for political purposes.”
“If the government really wanted to improve public safety, it would do everything possible to ban the illegal importation of revolvers and pistols into Canada” Rod Giltaka, CEO of CCFR, told AFP.
Instead, they “prohibit authorized and verified Canadians from legally owning firearms, which they have done in Canada for over 100 years,” he added.
Despite all the measures Ottawa to try to reduce gun violence, experts remain skeptical about its effectiveness, noting that arms smuggling from the United States is a real problem.
Data confirms rise in violence
On Wednesday, Canada Border Services Agency The CBSA announced two major seizures in the west of the country of “phantom firearms” that have no serial numbers and are difficult to trace.
From January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022, CBSA in the Pacific region seized 581 firearms at ports of entry and in international mail.
The announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeauunveiled in May a proposed “national gun ban” following recent shootings in the United States that killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school and 10 people at a supermarket in New York State.
Trudeau’s announcement prompted Canadians to rush to gun shops, with long lines in front of these businesses and rapidly running out of supplies.
The government estimates that there are over a million handguns and revolvers in Canada for a population of 38 million. About 2,500 shops sell these types of weapons throughout the country.
The statistics also show that between 2009 and 2021, handguns and revolvers were the most used weapon in gun homicides (57% in 2021).
The measure also takes place in the context of a sharp increase in the number of crimes related to firearms: this week in a day in the area of the city of Montreal.
(According to AFP)
Source: RPP
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