The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.
The Liberal government is moving ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday.
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I’m not sure what handgun data you’re talking about, but it’s common for Canadians to misunderstand the state of firearms in Canada. Since handguns are restricted firearms, they’re registered. This means we know every time one of them turns up at a crime scene and the registered owner is charged. And this simply doesn’t happen. These handguns are not being used in crimes. So banning legal sale of handguns will change nothing regarding crime.
I want to do something about violence in our country too. I just want us to do something that will actually work because those involved are actually educated on the issue.