Following horrific massacres in their countries, John Howard in Australia some years back, and Jacinda Ardern more recently in New Zealand, moved to tighten gun laws in their respective countries. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government has been forced to do likewise in Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau told the Canadian public that they "deserve more than thoughts and prayers" after a series of shootings in Nova Scotia killed 13 people. On Friday Trudeau announced a ban on "assault-style" semi-automatic weapons in Canada that would apply immediately. Seven years after the Sandy Hook massacre the United States is still the major English speaking country to hold out on gun law reform. this is due to the direct action of the powerful US gun lobby.

It's now 24 year since the terrible massacre at Port Arthur and John Howard's government introducing much needed federal gun laws in Australia. With the recent increase in shootings, and a growing concern that our gun laws need reviewing, just as we are dealing with one virus, its time to get stuck into another virus, the gunvirus! With controls in place at the moment preventing gun clubs and recreational shooting, etc from operating it would be timely if Australia moved in the direction of banning most private guns, and gun activity, only allowing some very limited private professional gun use. I am not suggesting a ban on police or the military holding guns.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gun-control-measures-ban-1.555213

Not sure what "Team Canada faces hockey finals tonight" has to do with gun control". Do you ever read these references, or do you just see 'gun' and go wild.

Hello Paul,

I don't understand why any one needs to have semi-automatic
assault weapons. I am grateful to our former PM - John
Howard for the strong stance he took after the Port
Arthur massacre.

The United States permits the widespread access to
handguns. One reason is the persistent belief that since
criminals have guns, law-abiding people need them for
self-protection.

According to FBI and police reports however, gun-owning
households are much more likely to suffer fatalities from
their own weapons than from those of outsiders.

Studies have shown that only a small percentage of all
slayings in gun owning households were for self-protection,
the remainder were suicides, homicides, or accidental
deaths, almost all involving family members, friends, or
acquaintances.

A second reason for the proliferation of handguns in the
US is the belief, deeply held by many Americans, that
gun ownership is an individual right.

For granting this liberty to the individual, American
society pays the price in the deviance of those who abuse it.

I'm certainly glad we have more sense in this country.
And that we shall follow suit with Canada and New Zealand.

Dear o' me ttbn wrong link, I'm human after all.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-gun-control-measures-ban-1.5552131

CBC is Canada's version of the ABC.

when we stop murdering about 80000 unborn children a year we can take shots at other people's gun laws.

Not sure about human, but that sort of carelessness doesn't generate confidence. Your concern with gun control is an obsession when you have to drag up foreign countries to talk about it. Our draconian laws, plus the the fact that we don't have a gun culture should be enough for you, surely.