Posted AT 1:58 AM EDT on 08/12/05
Liberals plan new gun law
Liberal Leader Paul Martin will pledge today an outright ban on handguns as a way of combatting increasing gun violence in Canadian cities.
Today's policy announcement is to show that handguns will no longer be welcome in Canada, a Liberal source said. Mr. Martin will argue in Toronto that the only way to stop the recent rash of slayings and gang-related violence is to ban handguns and choke off the supply.
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