Canada’s Trudeau Announces Bill to Ban New Handguns

Canada’s Trudeau Announces Bill to Ban New Handguns
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb. 14, 2022. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government has introduced new legislation that would implement a “national freeze” on the sale, transfer, and importation of handguns into and within the country.

The measure would cap the number of handguns already in Canada, but wouldn’t ban them—people who own them can continue to keep and use them.

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