Monday, September 8, 2008

Well, that ought to do it

A new Canadian gun-control law, passed in the wake of the 2006 Dawson College shooting, took effect recently in the province of Quebec:
The legislation is dubbed Anastasia's law in memory of 18-year-old Anastasia DeSousa, who was killed during the Sept. 2006 Dawson College shooting.

The law bans the possession of firearms in schools and daycare centres and on public and school transportation.

Fines for contravening the law forbidding firearm possession on those premises range from $500 to $5,000.

Under the new rules, teachers, gun club owners, and public transit and health care workers are also required to report suspicious behaviour relating to firearms, even if it contradicts doctor-patient or any other confidentiality.

Further, there will be mandatory supervision of target practice where restricted and banned firearms are in use. ...

Article here. Of course, no word on how Quebec's lawmakers plan on getting violent mass-murderers to obey this new law. Perhaps that legislation will come later. Sigh.

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