‘Effective immediately’: Justin Trudeau bans military-style weapons in Canada

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Canada has instituted an executive ban on military-style weapons.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday an immediate ban on military-style weapons after a Canadian citizen who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia last week was found to possess two semi-automatic rifles.

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