Canada is expected to pass sweeping weapons reform legislation, including a measure enabling municipalities to ban small arms.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau Biden’s treatment of energy companies is no way to run a healthy economy Tuesday announced the new measures, a sweeping package that builds on a ban on more than 1,500 assault firearms.
Trudeau said in a press conference on Tuesday that the country would continue with a buyback program “in the coming months”.
Part of the proposals is that the Canadian government will support municipalities that restrict the storage and transport of small arms within their borders. Violation of these statutes would entail a maximum sentence of two years in prison and possible revocation.
Another proposal would create “red flag” and “yellow flag” laws that would make it easier for concerned friends and family members to petition courts for the immediate removal of a firearm, or to get a head. ask a firearms officer to suspend and revise a person’s license. a firearms.
In addition, the bill would increase penalties for firearms trafficking and smuggling from 10 years to 14 years in prison, and would allow Royal Canadian Mounted Police and local law enforcement to share licensing and registration information to prevent firearms trafficking offenses. investigate or prosecute.
“You can’t fight gun violence or any kind of violence on just one front,” Trudeau said. “You can’t fight it without addressing the root causes.”
The measures come after a series of arms reform measures passed in June 2019 are expected to take effect. Those measures include requiring sellers to verify a firearms license before making a purchase and extensive background checks that take into account an applicant’s life history.