OTTAWA — The federal public safety minister says the Liberal government is pushing ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians.
Dominic LeBlanc, who assumed the portfolio over the summer, told a Senate committee today the government will enact regulations to complement gun-control legislation being studied by the upper chamber.
The government bill includes a ban on assault-style firearms that would apply once the legislation comes into force. LeBlanc says regulatory changes will be made to ensure a mandatory physical inspection by the RCMP of all new firearm models before they enter the Canadian market. However, advocates of stricter laws say people can still buy many assault-style firearms currently on the market.
LeBlanc reaffirmed plans to re-establish the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee to independently review the classification of existing models that fall under the planned new prohibited weapon definition in the bill.
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