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Group assisting long-planned review of firearms — including SKS — has yet to meet
Public Safety Canada says the panel will advise on classification rules and the SKS rifle as Ottawa weighs next steps.
- Public Safety Canada announced the Firearms Classification Technical Advisory Group will hold its first meeting this fall, nearly a year after Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree launched the comprehensive review.
- With the SKS commonly used in Indigenous communities for hunting, Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated the government will await advice from the advisory group before deciding the rifle's status.
- Criticizing the ongoing consultations as a delay tactic, gun control group PolySeSouvient urged action, while the Canadian Shooting Sports Association argued that questions regarding recent mass shootings remain unanswered.
- Fresh scrutiny regarding the SKS arose after reports that eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, the killer in the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge attack, had discussed possessing the firearm.
- Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed approximately 2,500 types of guns deemed appropriate only for the battlefield, as the current review aims to modernize legal frameworks for firearms, magazines, and ammunition.
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Group assisting long-planned review of firearms — including SKS — has yet to meet
OTTAWA - An advisory group that's supporting a federal review of firearms classification — including a look at the SKS rifle — is expected to hold its first meeting this
·Toronto, Canada
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