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December 8, 2021
-Western Standard
The Liberal’s move to decriminalize numerous firearms laws show they are only interested in punishing legal gun owners, says the executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association.
“It must seem obvious to anyone that the Liberal’s real agenda is to persecute and punish lawful firearms owners — by definition, the people that don’t break the law. Every time a new Liberal gun control measure is announced, it is directed at the law-abiding while the punishments for real criminals are lessened,” Tony Bernardo told the Western Standard.
The Liberal government is moving again to eliminate the mandatory minimum prison (MMPs) times handed to people convicted of some gun crimes.
A proposed Liberal bill would affect 14 Criminal Code sections and six drug-related offences.
The gun offences that would see MMPs dropped include possessing a restricted firearm with ammunition, weapons trafficking, discharging a firearm while committing an offence, reckless discharge of a firearm, and extortion and robbery with a firearm.
It follows a similar bill the party introduced in February that died without being passed when the election was called in August.
It would remove MMPs from 13 firearms offences and one for a tobacco offence.
MMPs would remain for murder, treason, impaired driving and sexual offences, as well as a some firearms offences.
“The Liberal’s C-5 has nothing to do with helping marginalized Canadians and everything to do with protecting the predators of our society,” said Bernardo.
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