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Sale of handgun soar in Canada after Justin Trudeau proposes freeze
FirstpostThe new regulations, announced on 30 May and still needs the Parliament’s nod, would prohibit the purchase, sale, transfer and importation of handguns Ottawa, Canada: Aman Sandhu checked store after store for a handgun in Canada’s British Columbia, hoping to make a purchase before a freeze on sales takes effect, but struggled to find one in stock. “We sold 100 handguns, or almost our entire stock, in the last three days, since the prime minister announced the freeze,” she said, showing off her nearly empty handgun cabinet. “We are capping the number of handguns in this country,” Trudeau said 30 May, citing “a level of gun violence in our communities that is unacceptable.” - ‘Catch-22’ - Almost two-thirds of gun crimes in Canadian cities over the past decade involved handguns, according to government data. “This measure is only going to hurt legal gun owners,” Lavigne said, adding: “It’s not going to reduce any of the crime because the bad guys don’t follow the rules.” Darryl Tomlinson, owner of Canadian Gun Guys in Winnipeg, said he worries for the future of his store and shooting range, as well as the social network of members.
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