Federal Government Targets Non-Restricted Firearms With New Rules

Federal Government Targets Non-Restricted Firearms With New Rules
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on on Feb. 15, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The federal government has announced a new set of rules that will apply to non-restricted firearms, which it says is aimed at reducing gun violence, while critics say it is a resurrection of the long-gun registry.

As of May 18, firearms businesses will be required to retain sales and inventory records related to non-restricted firearms, as they did until 2005.

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