Trudeau to ban military-style assault rifles

September 21, 2019 00:13

Canada's Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says if he is re-elected next month, he plans to ban assault rifles.

That would include the controversial AR-15 rifle, which has been used in repeated mass shootings over recent years, including those in Parkland and Sandy Hook.

Trudeau made the announcement on Friday morning in Toronto following a walkabout through the Danforth neighbourhood, the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed two and injured 13 in the midst of a broader spate of gun violence that has gripped Toronto and other urban centres over recent years.

"You don't need a military-grade assault weapon -- one designed to take down the most amount of people in the shortest time -- to take down a deer," Trudeau said in his announcement.

The accompanying press release described the pledge as one to "ban all military-style assault rifles, including the AR-15."

Trudeau described the move as one "that's going to work to keep our communities safe."

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