Canadian prime minister proposes ‘national freeze’ on handgun sales
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that he was introducing legislation to impose a “national freeze” on handgun sales, responding to an
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that he was introducing legislation to impose a “national freeze” on handgun sales, responding to an increase in homicides in his country and creating a sharp contrast with the gun debate in the U.S.
Trudeau made the announcement at a news conference in the capital, Ottawa, flanked by several of his government’s ministers.
“We cannot let the guns debate become so polarized that nothing gets done. We cannot let that happen in our country,” Trudeau said.
He said the ban would apply to buying, selling, transferring or importing handguns “anywhere in Canada.”
It wasn’t immediately clear whether or when the legislation would become law. Trudeau’s office said new regulations to “help stop the growth of personally owned handguns in Canada” were expected to come into force this fall.
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