Canada's Trudeau announces ban on handgun sales, transfers, saying 'fewer guns means safer communities'
What Sparse Applause: Trudeau says handgun freeze is most aggressive Canadian gun control measure 'in a generation'
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a freeze on handgun sales and transfers.
The handgun freeze, which went into effect Friday, outlaws sales, purchases and other transfers of handguns between individuals. Additionally, no foreign handguns may be brought into the country from abroad.-- More...
TRUDEAU: "From today forward, it is no longer legal to buy, sell, or transfer a handgun in Canada." pic.twitter.com/aGzqhBmblg
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Canada's Trudeau freezes handgun sales, transfers
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday he is freezing the sale and transfer of all handguns in the country.Read next: Voting ‘no’ on question ten in the Alberta referendum means saying ‘no’ to the other nine, too