Handguns occupy ‘tremendous amount of time’ in Public Safety Committee’s firearms study, says NDP MP MacGregor

While the NDP supported the Liberals' voluntary buyback program during the last Parliament, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor says it 'didn't go far enough.'

In his mandate letter from the prime minister, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino—pictured during a Feb. 14 press conference—was tasked with several firearms-related initiatives, including providing financial support to provinces and territories that implement a ban on handguns across their jurisdiction. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 28, 2022

The discussion around handguns occupied a “tremendous amount of time” from witnesses while the House Public Safety and National Security Committee studied gun control, illegal arms trafficking, and the increase in gun crimes committed by members of street gangs, says an NDP committee member as t...

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