The buying, selling, and transferring of new handguns in Canada is now officially outlawed, according to a cabinet order made Nov. 9 under the Firearms Act.
The order comes after the federal government announced a “freeze” on handgun importations in August and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino saying on Oct. 21 that the ban was in effect.
Applications to transfer the guns received prior to yesterday’s deadline will still be processed, said Mendocino’s department, albeit at a much slower rate than normal due to backlogs.
“The Canadian Firearms Program is experiencing significant delays in processing times and has many requests that are awaiting a decision,” wrote the Public Safety Department in a recent “Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter….