I proudly thought Canada was unique among developed countries in simplifying firearms laws when Bill C-42 took effect this month. I also assumed that the main reason for the move in Canada was that we had a centre-right Conservative government. Turns out I was wrong and wrong.
Bill C-42 took effect yesterday and was meant to simplify the procedure for licenced gun owners to transport their firearms. “The changes to the ATT provision mean that an ATT will be automatically attached as a condition on a licence,” the Ministry of Public Safety said on July 31. “Therefore licence holders will no longer…
Canada’s Bill C-42 to change the Firearms Act and Criminal Code is heading to the Senate for review after having passed third reading in the House of Commons on May 29, the government said.