On Thursday, the Liberals**'s gun control bill passed a final vote in the Senate, clearing the way for it to become law!
Source: CBC
Bill C-21 was introduced in May 2022 but faces legislative hurdles after some controversial amendments were introduced by Liberal lawmakers, according to the dataGun advocacy groups and opposition parties strongly opposed, forcing ** to give up. The bill would freeze hands, increase penalties for gun smuggling, and try to curb homemade "ghost guns."
The bill also seeks to ban assault firearms that fall under the new definition of technology. A stricter definition was proposed, but some amendments to the bill were dropped in February after strong opposition.
These amendments would prohibit aggressiveness** under the Criminal Code, rather than passing statutes, and would include any rifle or shotgun that can accept a magazine of more than five rounds, whether or not such a magazine actually exists. Firearms advocates say that incorporating these provisions into the bill would effectively ban many popular hunting rifles.
While Polysesouvient, which has been critical of abandoning the amendments, they welcomed the passage of Bill C-21 on Thursday.
"Bill C-21 contains solid measures to better protect victims of domestic violence from gun threats and violence, thanks to a series of measures related to gun control, which is often overlooked," said Nathalie Provost, spokesperson for Polysesouvient. These measures represent concrete and effective progress that will save many lives. ”
But the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights says the legislation unfairly targets legal gun owners. "The bill focuses only on licensed sport shooters who have not committed the violent crimes that plague our city," the group said in a statement. ”
Finally, the bill was voted on by the SenateAdopted by a vote of 60 to 24 without any modification of the terms. The bill is currently awaiting ratification and is officially becoming law.
The Minister of Public Safety, Dominic Leblanc, said**The Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee will be re-established to independently review the classification of existing models under the new definition of prohibited firearms in the Act. He told senators in October that Xi would identify firearms legally used for hunting that would be excluded from the ban.
Finally, Leblanc added**There will also be a long-term plan to buy back 1,500 gun models and variants banned by parliamentary order in May 2020.
In addition, there are plans to develop a total ban on large-capacity magazines.