Canada’s new assault weapons ban, explained

On Friday, about two weeks after the Nova Scotia mass shooting, Justin Trudeau announced a ban on military grade ‘assault-style’ weapons. The ban is facing criticism from both sides of the gun control debate. Gun rights groups and some conservative leaders say it targets responsible gun owners, while others say the ban doesn’t go far enough and that it should also cover handguns. Today, we’re joined by Jooyoung Lee, a sociologist at the University of Toronto and expert on preventing gun violence, to talk about the ban and what it doesn’t address. 

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On Friday, about two weeks after the Nova Scotia mass shooting, Justin Trudeau announced a ban on military grade ‘assault-style’ weapons. The ban is facing criticism from both sides of the gun control debate. Gun rights groups and some conservative leaders say it targets responsible gun owners, while others say the ban doesn’t go far enough and that it should also cover handguns. Today, we’re joined by Jooyoung Lee, a sociologist at the University of Toronto and expert on preventing gun violence, to talk about the ban and what it doesn’t address. 

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