Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price didn't know about the 1989 Polytechnique massacre that killed 14 women and wounded several others, according to statements made to Radio-Canada.
Opponents of gun control praised the Habs player for defending responsible gun owners who fear the federal government is going too far with its new bill.
"To begin, the firearm pictured in the Carey Price’s publication is not currently banned and will remain legal," wrote ministry spokesperson Audrey Champoux in an email. Gunman Marc Lepine, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, committed the femicide at the Montreal engineering school, openly targeting "feminists" as his victims.
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