A prominent voice for stricter gun control is poised to tell MPs the federal government's efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms have become mired in disinformation.
The group PolySeSouvient plans to appear at a House of Commons committee today to support the federal government's plan to legislatively enshrine a definition of guns considered unsafe for civilian use.
Ottawa moved last November to build on the ban by including an evergreen definition of such firearms in a gun-control bill that also contains measures on handguns, licence revocations and smuggling operations.But the Liberals withdrew amendments outlining the definition earlier this month, after criticism from Tory MPs and firearm advocates who said it would prohibit commonly used hunting rifles and shotguns.
PolySeSouvient maintains that the initial approach was fundamentally sound, but ended up being clouded by confusing language and erroneous or misleading claims. What opponents have failed to recognize is that only versions with a 20-millimetre bore or greater, akin to a grenade launcher, or with a muzzle energy of 10,000 joules, which can pierce military equipment and structures, would be prohibited, the group says.
"However, most if not all the models named by those opposing the amendment are not actually affected by the amendment," PolySeSouvient's letter says. "We fully support reviewing the language of the original proposals to make it simpler and less confusing."Murray Smith, a technical specialist with the RCMP's Canadian Firearms Program, told the committee in early December that the Ruger No.
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