Advocates of Gun Rights and Gun Control React to New Firearms Bill

Advocates of Gun Rights and Gun Control React to New Firearms Bill
Rifles are shown locked up in Calgary, on Sept. 15, 2010. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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The federal government proposed new gun control legislation Tuesday that would introduce the long-anticipated buy-back program for recently barred firearms.
Bill C-21, which comes nine months after the Liberal government announced a ban on the use, sale, and importation of “assault-style” weapons, will also allow municipalities to ban handguns, and increases criminal penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking.