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title: "Canada's Trudeau announces legislation to prevent buying and selling of handguns"
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# Canada's Trudeau announces legislation to prevent buying and selling of handguns

> May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday his government was introducing new legislation to implement a "national freeze" on handgun ownership and prevent people from buying and selling handguns anywhere in the country.

By Reuters · Published 31 May 2022, 06:00 SAST · Updated 31 May 2022, 06:00 SAST

## Content

"Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives," Trudeau told reporters at a briefing.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa and Anna Mehler Paperny in Toronto, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

- Date: 30/05/2022 21:57