MONTREAL—As the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting approaches, gun control advocates are urging the province to tighten rules around reference checks for those seeking gun permits. “Quebec must be proactive, not reactive, when it comes to knowing whether or not a person should have access to firearms,” Laplante-Edward wrote. The federal government has promised a range of measures to tighten gun control rules, and Quebec says it has had discussions with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair about upcoming changes. “As we know, the feds are looking for ways to tighten gun control as well, and we said we’re always willing to have discussions regarding it,” said Jean-Francois Del Torchio, a spokesman for the province’s public security minister. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Del Torchio pointed to the province’s own gun registry, which came into effect on Jan. 29, 2019 — the second anniversary of the mosque shooting that left six people dead and 19 wounded.

Source: thestar January 01, 2020 12:00 UTC