Gun-control advocates and the Trudeau government see a coming overhaul of the firearms classification system as key to cementing the recent federal move to ban assault-style rifles.
The Liberal government outlawed a wide range of firearms last Friday, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.
The ban covers some 1,500 models and variants of what the government considers assault-style weapons, meaning they can no longer be legally used, sold or imported.
Heidi Rathjen of the group PolySeSouvient, a leading voice for stricter controls, welcomes the move as a temporary measure. She says a permanent ban requires comprehensive legislative reform of the classification system spelled out in the Criminal