... which a shot, bullet or other missile can be fired and that is capable of causing serious bodily harm or death. Society's concerns about protection from crimes relating firearms have encouraged Canadian Parliament to pass tougher gun control legislation. The Federal Government responded by passing Bill C-68 that created the Firearms Act, which came into effect in December of 1998. This is by ... distribute firearms to anyone under 16 years old. Government finally recognized that children should not have possession of a firearm. Until 1934 firearm registration was rarely an enforced offe...

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... . Because he had a dirty background and the criminal had someone else get his gun for him. (Larson "The Story of a Gun") Under Canadian law, first-time gun buyers must wait 28 days to buy a gun. Moreover, in 1995, Canada's Parliament voted to require all gun owners to obtain a license by 2001 and to register their guns by 2003. (Zimring http://www.aolsvc ... ...

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