We’ve heard loud and clear from Canadians that they want to see stronger action on gun crime.
We’ve recently introduced the strongest gun control measures in over forty years, including:
- Implementing a national freeze on handguns to prevent individuals from bringing newly acquired handguns into Canada and from buying, selling, and transferring handguns within the country
- Increasing criminal penalties and providing more tools for law enforcement to investigate firearms crimes
- Requiring individuals who are considered a danger to themselves or others to surrender their firearms
- Addressing intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, criminal harassment, and self-harm involving firearms by creating a new “red flag” law that would enable courts to require that individuals considered a danger to themselves or others surrender their firearms to law enforcement, while protecting the safety of the individual applying to the red flag process, including by protecting their identity. In addition, the government will invest $6.6 million to help raise awareness of the new law and provide supports to vulnerable and marginalized groups to navigate the provisions.
- Fighting gun smuggling and trafficking by increasing criminal penalties, providing more tools for law enforcement to investigate firearms crimes, and strengthening border security measures
One Canadian killed by gun violence is one too many.