The Liberal government is introducing a revised set of amendments to its pending gun legislation after dropping some initial changes that sparked outcry from firearm owners.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday the amendments to Bill C-21 include a new definition of prohibited firearms that encompasses certain “assault-style” rifles.
“These reforms are about keeping AR-15 assault-style firearms off of our streets while at the same time respecting gun owners,” he told a press conference.
In May 2020, the government announced a ban on roughly 1,500 makes and models of military-grade and “assault-style” weapons in Canada.
But gun control advocates have been calling for an “evergreen” definition of
