Canada
Canada freezes sales, purchase, transfer of handguns
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian federal government’s promise to freeze the national sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns takes effect Friday.
Although the regulations allow people to still own, use their registered handguns, sell or transfer handguns to exempted individuals or businesses and request for transfer of a handgun submitted before today’s date, the government said.
Import and sale of handguns are still permitted by authorized businesses to other eligible businesses including museums and the movie industry, law enforcement, defence personnel and other exempted individuals.
The individuals who are exempted, according to the government, include anyone who is already authorized to carry handguns as permitted by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and trainers, competitors, and coaches in a handgun shooting discipline under the program of the International Olympic Committee or the International Paralympic Committee.
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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