“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)
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This law ought to apply to South Africa. It should include “any concealed weapon” (e.g. knives, grenades, certain assault rifles). Only bolt-action rifles and shot guns should be allowed for private ownership. All other ‘guns’ are for state use and ownership only.