Trudeau announces immediate prohibition on 1,500 ‘military-grade assault weapons’

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says legislation to fairly compensate those gun owners will be introduced at the 'first opportunity.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured April 30, says the government has a 'clear mandate' to introduce regulations banning military-style weapons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

May 1, 2020

The Liberal government is introducing an immediate ban on 1,500 models and variants of assault-style weapons, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Addressing reporters on Friday in the West Block, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau,...

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