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The Parliament instituted a system of gun control in the North-West Territories in 1885 to hinder the North-West Rebellion.Permission in writing from the territorial government was needed to possess any firearm (other than a smooth-bore shotgun), and also ammunition.
The Canadian Firearms Registry (French: Registre canadien des armes à feu) is the gun registry of Canada, requiring the registration of all restricted and prohibited firearms in the country. It is managed by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as part of the RCMP's responsibilities under the Firearms Act ...
(Reuters) -Canada's government introduced legislation on Monday to implement a national freeze on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine ...
The organization rejects the politicization of gun control legislation and calls for evidence-led solutions. [16] The group was described in the book Firearms Law and the Second Amendment as an "activist group". [17] In 2021, The Walrus described the CCFR as "Canada’s most prominent pro-gun group". [2]
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new gun control legislation in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, May 30, 2022. (PATRICK DOYLE/) “Other than using firearms for sport shooting and ...
A 2011 study looked at gun control passed in Canada between 1974 and 2004 and found that gun laws were responsible for 5 to 10 percent drops in homicides. The study found that the homicide reduction effects of Canadian gun legislation remained even after accounting for sociodemographic and economic factors associated with homicide rates. [103]
The Firearms Act, 1995 [2] (French: Loi sur les armes à feu) is the law in Canada that regulates firearms possession, means of transportation, and offenses. It was passed after the École Polytechnique massacre .
Reference Re Firearms Act [1] is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the division of powers regarding firearms legislation and the Canadian Firearms Registry. A unanimous Court held that the federal Firearms Act was constitutionally valid under the federal criminal law power .