Less than two weeks after the worst killing in Canadian history, Justin Trudeau announced a ban on assault weapons on Friday, honoring a long-awaited campaign promise in the aftermath of a series of shootings that shocked the country. .
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"These weapons were designed for one purpose only: to kill the greatest number of people as quickly as possible. And they have no use and have no place in Canada, " said the Prime Minister during his daily press conference. The government has adopted a decree banning the use, sale, import and transportation of these military-type assault weapons.
The announcement comes twelve days after a man killed 22 people in south-eastern Nova Scotia using several weapons, at least one of which was described by police as a now prohibited assault weapon.