Canada announces immediate ban on "military-grade" assault weapons

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The Canadian government on Friday announced an immediate ban on about 1,500 models of "military-grade" assault weapons. The ban comes less than two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history, in which a gunman used weapons that will now be outlawed.

"These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a press conference. "There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada."

He said Canadians "need more than thoughts and prayers."

The ban immediately stops the sale and import of the weapons, as well as all transport unless they are being deactivated or disposed. The government will allow a two-year "amnesty period" for Canadians who already own these weapons to comply with the ban. Trudeau said there will be legislation in the coming months to give "fair compensation" in a buyback program.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-assaault-weapons-ban-military-grade/

Trudeau went on to say, "You don't need an AR-15 to bring down a deer." Truer words were never spoken, and nobody's "rights" were infringed with this ban on obscene weapons designed for one purpose only: to kill.