MPs Want to Hear From Witnesses on the Government’s Assault-Style Gun Definition

MPs Want to Hear From Witnesses on the Government’s Assault-Style Gun Definition
Hunting rifles are seen on display in a glass case at a gun and rifle store in downtown Vancouver in this file photo. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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Seven members of a parliamentary committee studying the Liberal gun bill have requested two special meetings to hear from witnesses on the government’s proposed definition of an assault-style firearm.
The definition, put forward by the government as an amendment, has prompted confusion and controversy as MPs go over Bill C-21 clause by clause.