The Canadian government announced on Friday August 5 that it would ban the importation of handguns in an attempt to curb gun violence in the country.
“
I am proud to announce that our government has decided to ban the importation of handguns
,” announced Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Security, during a press briefing.
This is a “
temporary ban
” applied from August 19 to individuals and businesses and this, “
until the entry into force of the national freeze
”, is it specified in a press release.
