Canada's government will make announcement on banning military-style assault weapons 'in the coming days,' says PM Justin Trudeau. 'We have long committed to strengthening gun control in this country, including banning military-style assault weapons.'
The death toll rose to 19 and authorities expect it to increase as the investigation continues.'s government will make an announcement on banning military-style assault weapons"in the coming days," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
"We have long committed to strengthening gun control in this country, including banning military-style assault weapons," Trudeau said at a press briefing."There is no need in Canada for guns designed to kill the largest amount of people, in the shortest amount of time."He said measures to strengthen gun control were ready to go before parliament was suspended on March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"[It's] something on which there is a large consensus by Canadians who want to see less violence and fewer deaths from gun violence in this country," Trudeau said.AR-15 semi-automatic guns are on display for sale, June 17, 2016, in Springville, Utah.The comments came in response to a reporter's question at a press briefing on a Canadian armed forces helicopter crash off the coast of Greece.
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