In May, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a ban on 1,550 makes and models of "assault-style" weapons in Canada. The federal government has moved to ban the sale and import of several types of semi-automatic firearms in Canada. (CBC News)Instead of a ban on assault-style weapons, Rempel Garner's petition calls on the government to crack down on firearms obtained illegally, specifically targeting the prevention of smuggled firearms across the U.S. border. Parliamentary petitionAs Parliament is currently prorogued until Sept. 23, Rempel Garner will need to wait to table the petition. That contradicts Rempel Garner's claim in social media that hers is the largest Parliamentary petition in Canadian history.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2020 22:53 UTC