Posted August 13, 2019 7:00 pm by Comments

By Cam Edwards

Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed Tuesday that the Liberal Party will be pushing for more gun control laws in the lead-up to this October’s elections, but wouldn’t commit to a ban on handguns being pushed by Toronto Mayor John Tory. The city of Toronto has seen a record high number of gang-related shootings, and Tory has been vocally pushing for a federal ban on handguns. Trudeau, who last year asked Public Safety Minister Bill Blair to investigate the possibility of a ban on semi-automatic long guns and a ban on handguns, has yet to announce any specific legislation as a result of that investigation, including at today’s meeting with the mayor.

Pressed on the ban issue, Trudeau wouldn’t commit his support, saying only his party’s platform in the October election would include “strengthening gun control.”

Bill Blair has spoken in favor of a ban on semi-automatic long guns, but also hasn’t expressed support for a ban on handguns. The measure is most popular in cities like Toronto, but is wildly unpopular in the nation’s midsection and more rural areas of the country.
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