Breaking down Bill C-21: what amendments to gun legislation could mean for InuitGun control expert Noah Schwartz says proposed amendments may do more harm than good
Nunavummiut will have a chance in the new year to tell a parliamentary committee about the potential impacts of the federal Liberal government’s gun control bill, says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout.
Critics say recent amendments to the proposed law made by the House of Commons public safety and national security committee could ban some of the rifles and shotguns used by hunters, including Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples.
Those recent amendments to the government’s proposed gun control legislation, Bill C-21, are likely to affect hunters across the country, according to University of Fraser Valley assistant professor and gun control expert Noah Schwartz.
He said the proposed amendments will do more harm than good for two main reasons: many people in remote and northern communities may continue using these firearms because they are unaware of changes to legislation, and the amendments fail to address socioeconomic factors that are leading to the rise of gun violence across the country.
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