The federal government introduced new gun control legislation today that would introduce a buy-back program for barred firearms, allow municipalities to ban handguns and increase criminal penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking. WATCH | Trudeau is asked why gun buy-back program is not mandatoryTrudeau is asked why gun buy-back program is not mandatory Politics News Video 1:34 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question about why he has not made the buy-back program mandatory. WATCH | O'Toole is asked if he supports a firearm buy-back plan:O'Toole is asked if he supports a firearm buy-back plan Politics News Video 0:58 Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole spoke with reporters ahead of the prime minister's announcement of his planned firearms buy-back legislation. Pro gun-control group PolySeSouvient said it's disappointed to see the government fail to make the buy-back program mandatory, as New Zealand and Australia did. The initial firearms ban was announced less than two weeks after the Nova Scotia gun massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2021 14:01 UTC