. Ottawa, like Washington, sets federal gun restrictions that the provinces, territories, and municipalities can supplement. Federal regulations require all gun owners, who must be at least eighteen-years of age, to obtain a license that includes a background check and a public safety course....
article posted to TheGunBlog.ca titled ‘How to Buy a Handgun in Canada: Regulatory and Procedural Steps’, the first step to obtaining a gun is taking two eight-hour courses, starting with the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and following with the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course. In...
certain classes of people are prohibited from owning a firearm, such as individuals convicted of a serious criminal offence. The concern underlying this particular restriction is that such individuals pose a risk to public safety and thus should not be permitted to possess dangerous...
The government says the measure would guard the safety of those applying through the process, often women in danger of domestic abuse, by protecting their identities. Cukier criticized the notion of making people go to court for an emergency order, noting the system already allows for a fir...