Canada bans assault weapons after deadliest shooting
The AR-15 is among the weapons now banned in Canada following a deadliest-ever shooting in Nova Scotia that left 22 people dead. – EPA pic, May 2, 2020.
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday announced an immediate ban on military-grade assault weapons in response to the country’s deadliest-ever mass shooting, a rampage that left 22 people dead last month. “These weapons were designed for one purpose, and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time,” Trudeau told a news briefing.
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