4 May 2020

Canada to ban assault-style firearms

From Morning Report, 7:16 am on 4 May 2020

Nearly two weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, assault-style firearms, like the AR-15, are to be banned.

The Canadian government has drawn up a list of about 1500 models that will be covered by the ban, and it estimates that about 100,000 such rifles are legally owned by Canadians at the moment.

Toronto correspondent Laura McQuillan speaks to Susie Ferguson.