Trudeau's new gun laws

 

Trudeau's new gun laws 

 

 Summary

     After hearing about the horrific mass shooting in Texas earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that the Canadian government will be enforcing new gun laws in Canada in the upcoming weeks. The government has now made several changes to the gun laws, including banning around 1500 models that are specifically an "assault-style" gun. The Liberal has now made a few promises regarding the gun laws. A few of those promises include "Follow through on requiring owners of banned firearms sell them back to the government to be destroyed or "rendered inoperable," Require long-gun magazines be permanently altered "so that they can never hold more than five rounds," and " Move to ban the sale or transfer of high-capacity magazines that can hold more than the legal number of bullets." Those are just a few examples of what the Canadian government is promising to do regarding gun laws. The public safety minister of Canada says that Canada is on the right track but "we still have a lot of work to do." This event in Texas shocked almost the whole world, not shocked because it happened but because it is still allowed and possible for it to happen. This event has inspired many other countries to revise their gun laws and try to prevent an event like this happening again. Everyone hopes that the United States follow in their footsteps. 

My opinion 

    I recently posted a blog article about the Texas shooting and explained how privileged I am to not have to worry about it. Of course every once and a while I think about it, but not often. Canada's gun laws keep me safe, to be frank I'm more worried of an animal invading the school than a person. I think there have been literally only a handful of times where the thought of a school shooter invading my school entered my mind and I got a bit frightened. However, I know that if I lived in the States it would be the opposite, from all the stuff I see and hear on the news, I would be scared to go to school. I wouldn't feel safe in one of the only places I should feel safe. I would be paranoid every second at school, I think that alone just shows how badly the gun laws in the United States need to be reformed. It is now a matter of safety for the children in the States. If these gun laws don't get changed, things like the Texas shooting will continue to occur, people will keep dying, kids will continue to fear going to school. 

Title of article:  

Trudeau signals new gun-control changes coming; here's what the Liberals have promised 

Date of article: 

May 26th, 2022 

Page number: 

Page  1 

Author of article: 

Rachel Aiello 

Link: 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-signals-new-gun-control-changes-coming-here-s-what-the-liberals-have-promised-1.5919582