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. The public safety committee that is reviewing the bill now plans to hear from various groups and individuals about the shelved amendments, with the aim of crafting new wording.
PolySeSouvient, which made its letter public this week, says the echoing of gun lobby claims has contributed to unfounded fear among hunters, even though their firearms would very likely not have been prohibited by the proposed measures."The legislative proposals were particularly difficult to understand, as gun classification is in and of itself a complex subject," PolySeSouvient's letter says. "This has allowed a lot of disinformation to flourish.
Some have expressed concern that, should a model be mentioned in the amendments' latest lengthy list, all versions would be prohibited.
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