Brian Hackett, 39, visits a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Monday, May 30, 2022, which pays tribute to the victims killed in last week’s school shooting.
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- Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership.
- A ban on handguns would effectively ban their importation and sale.
- The announcement was made after the Texas school shootings in the US.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in the country following the United States mass shooting in Texas last week. The ban on handguns would effectively ban their import and sale, reports AFP news agency. Trudeau previously said he was “heartbroken” for those affected by the “horrific” shooting at an elementary school in Texas that killed 21.
Taking to Twitter, Trudeau announced that his government has introduced legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. “Through this law, we will move forward with a national freeze on handgun ownership. In other words, once this law is enacted, it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” he wrote.
In addition, criminal penalties for combating gun smuggling and smuggling in Canada will also be increased. Trudeau said officers would be provided with more equipment to investigate firearms offenses, and the modification of magazines would be criminalized to prevent them from exceeding the legal limit of ammunition.
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“In addition, we will ensure that people involved in acts of domestic violence or criminal harassment have their firearms licenses taken. And we will ensure that those who are perceived to be a danger to themselves or others are given their firearms licenses.” The firearms must be surrendered to the authorities,” Trudeau tweeted.
On May 24, an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults as he went from class to class at Rob Elementary School in the city of Uvalde, a heavily Latino town about 135 kilometers west of San Antonio. The shooter was later executed by law enforcement.
“This unimaginable incident has changed the lives of students, parents, teachers, the entire community forever,” Trudeau told reporters after the horrific incident.
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