Canada to push for new gun laws in the wake of the Nova Scotia shooting.

Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau. The Hill/Getty.

Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau said that he will continue for new gun laws, including an "assault weapon" ban, in the wake of a mass shooting that killed 23 people. The Hill. The new restrictions were being considered even before the shooting but was tabled due to the Coronavirus outbreak which suspended Parliament. Details about the shooting, including what weapon the attacker used, have not been released. 

My Comment:

Once again, a country responds to tragedy by trying to ban guns. To be fair, Trudeau was already moving in this direction in the first place. He has always been an enemy of gun rights and wants to further restrict the rights of Canadians to keep and bear arms, a right that has already been degraded to an unacceptable degree. 

And, of course, it's pretty clear that gun control wouldn't have stopped this attack. Canada's gun laws are already draconian but this attacker was able to find a gun to use in his attack. What law would have stopped him? He was wealthy enough to afford multiple properties and restore police cars. Even if there were no legal guns available at all, he had enough resources to buy one illegally or use a different method of attack, like a bomb or vehicle ramming.

Further complicating things is that we still don't know what kind of weapon the attacker was using. I haven't heard any evidence that he was using an "assault weapon" or even a handgun. His method of attack, shooting one or two people at a time, could have easily been accomplished with a bolt action hunting rifle or shotgun. 

Canada's gun laws may have made this attack worse. In Canada, you cannot open or conceal carry a handgun. That means that the people killed in this attack had no chance to defend themselves. That may have been difficult regardless as he posed as a cop, but it may have helped stop the shooter earlier. It would have been a slim chance of stopping the shooter but some chance is better than no chance at all.

I also have to say that Trudeau's priorities are completely out of whack. The man is talking about restricting gun rights while the Coronavirus is still rampaging. Just like Democrat governors here that tried to ban gun sales it's clear that anti-gun people hate guns more than actually trying to help their people.