Federal Freeze on Buying, Selling Handguns Now in Effect, Says Public Safety Minister

Measures to freeze the number of handguns in Canada took effect on Friday, the federal public safety minister announced in a social media post.
“Canada’s national handgun freeze takes effect today!” Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wrote on Twitter. “It is now illegal to buy, sell or transfer a handgun anywhere in Canada.”
In May, the Liberals announced a plan to implement a freeze on importing, buying, selling or otherwise transferring handguns in order to help quell firearm-related violence.
At the time, Mendicino tabled regulatory amendments in both the House of Commons and the Senate.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mendicino were expected to hold a news conference in the Vancouver area later Friday to discuss the move….