OTTAWA — Federal regulations aimed at capping the number of handguns in Canada took effect Friday amid concerns from firearm\u002Dcontrol advocates that MPs will…
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The legislation would allow elite sport shooters to continue to buy handguns — an exemption some want expanded to include a wider range of recreational shooters. He suggested that should include participants in international competitions organized by the Single Action Shooting Society, the International Practical Shooting Confederation and the International Defensive Pistol Association.Article content
Justice Minister David Lametti, speaking in Montreal on Friday, criticized any effort to ease the handgun freeze. “We are in the midst of an extensive committee study into their current legislation on gun control and we are hearing from experts across the country that there is clearly a division on what experts believe should be done about firearms.”The Conservatives believe the millions the government will spend to advance its gun control agenda would be better used to bolster security at the border to prevent the illegal smuggling of firearms and provide more resources to police, Dancho said.
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