New Gun Ban Won’t Make Canadians Safer

Hunting rifles on display in a glass case at a firearms store in downtown Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

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In the wake of multiple killings in Nova Scotia recently, the federal government announced an immediate ban of over 1,500 models of so-called “military-style assault weapons.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the measure was “to combat gun violence and help keep us safe.”