Canada’s Mass Casualty Commission has recently recommended a suite of sweeping reforms to tighten the country’s gun control laws.
Canada’s Mass Casualty Commission has recently recommended a suite of sweeping reforms to tighten the country’s gun control laws.
In its government-requested report, the commission recommended federal, provincial and territorial governments adopt legislation affirming gun ownership is a conditional privilege.
Turning the Tide Together called for banning magazines with more than five rounds.
It recommended additional licences to buy ammunition and to buy a magazine.
The report said the federal government should restrict possession of ammunition to a gun owner’s specific licensed weapon and outlaw “stockpiling of ammunition by individuals”.
“The federal government should take steps to rapidly reduce the number of prohibited semi-automatic firearms in circulation in Canada,” it said.
The report emphasised the safety of women domestic violence survivors was put at risk by guns and ammunition in the home.
May 2023