With Bill C-21 passing the House of Commons and going to the Senate, Canada could soon see what Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino calls “the most significant gun control legislation in Canada in a generation.”
The legislation, known as “An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments,” proposes a series of amendments to the Canadian Criminal Code, Firearms Act, and other federal legislation in order to fulfill the Liberal government’s commitments on gun control.
Bill C-21 passed the House on May 18 and seeks to enact a ban on so-called “assault-style” firearms, as well as increase penalties for firearms trafficking, introduce measures to curb homemade “ghost guns,” and cement restrictions on handguns into law….