The government implemented the ban immediately, and without the need for legislation in Parliament, by reclassifying about 1,500 firearm models as prohibited. During the amnesty period, gun owners can transport the firearm to be deactivated at an approved business or police officer, or to legally export the gun. They can also return the firearm home if it wasn’t at the owner’s residence when the ban was announced. The government did not say that it was banning all semi-automatic weapons and automatic weapons are already banned in Canada. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney slammed the gun ban in a Friday afternoon statement, accusing the government of going after law-abiding gun owners and doing nothing to tackle illegal gun violence.

Source: National Post May 01, 2020 15:28 UTC