https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/05/canada-bans-assault-style-rifles-effective-immediately/
https://apnews.com/653eec910463a257ae139fdc3f80c878
https://apnews.com/653eec910463a257ae139fdc3f80c878
AP said:TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada is banning the use and trade of assault-style weapons immediately.
Trudeau cited numerous mass shootings in the country, including the killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia April 18 and 19. He announced the ban of over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms, including two weapons used by the gunman as well as the AR-15 and other weapons that have been used in a number of mass shootings in the United States
“Canadians need more than thoughts and prayers,” Trudeau said.
The Cabinet order doesn’t forbid owning any of the military-style weapons and their variants but it does ban the use and trade in them. He said the order has a two-year amnesty period for current owners, and there will be a compensation program that will require a bill passed in Parliament.